Templating code spaces in markdown

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I came up with this code that works but it creates spaces between the lines when it writes them out in markdown.

Any ideas?

{% for state in states.input_text %}
  {% if state.entity_id | regex_match('^input_text.lockcode_[0-9]') %}
    {{ state.name | trim }}:{{ state.state | trim }}
  {%- endif %}
{%- endfor %}

This is how they get displayed.
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Maybe try:

{%- for state in states.input_text -%}
  {% if state.entity_id | regex_match('^input_text.lockcode_[0-9]') %}
    {{ state.name | trim }}:{{ state.state | trim }}
  {%- endif %}
{%- endfor %}
3

@pnbruckner I don’t see any difference between yours and mine?

4

The dashes in the first line.

5

Removing some “space” in the code has worked for me earlier with the markdown card.
So you could try removing the double space in the “if” block

{% for state in states.input_text %}
  {% if state.entity_id | regex_match('^input_text.lockcode_[0-9]') %}
  {{ state.name | trim }}:{{ state.state | trim }}
  {%- endif %}
{%- endfor %}

or remove everything (both “if” and “for” block):

{% for state in states.input_text %}
{% if state.entity_id | regex_match('^input_text.lockcode_[0-9]') %}
{{ state.name | trim }}:{{ state.state | trim }}
{%- endif %}
{%- endfor %}
6

@Kardesken @pnbruckner Actualy, found a solution on a Jinja forum.

It’s all about the dashes in the for loop and if statement.

Here’s my final code. Notice where the dashes are in next to the % in the for loop. I didn’t know those had such an affect.

{% for state in states.input_text -%}
              {% if state.entity_id | regex_match('^input_text.lockcode_[0-9]') %}
                {{ state.name | trim }}:{{ state.state | trim }}
              {%- endif %}
            {%- endfor %}

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Yep, that’s exactly what I suggested, except I thought you didn’t want any blank lines, so I suggested a dash at the beginning of the for line as well.

FYI, you can use these in {{- blah, blah, blah -}} expressions, too. Basically they mean remove white space (which includes EOLs) “in this direction.”

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