# Templater plugin (1.5 and newer): New Syntax and Examples

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**Created:** [April 14, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/templater-plugin-1-5-and-newer-new-syntax-and-examples/16513 "2021-04-14T14:20:41Z")\
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### Templater 1.6+: Combining _dynamic commands_ and _Javascript_ commands (undocumented)

Say you have a front matter field `deceased:` but only want to calculate/show the date _if_ it’s defined (or non-empty), and a simple `-` if not.

You _can_ actually _combine_ Templater’s `<%+` (dynamic) and `<%*` (Javascript) “introducers” as follows:

Use `<%+*`—this should produce dynamic results (if I’m not being caught by caching again):

```auto
<%+* if (tp.frontmatter["deceased"]) {tR+=moment(tp.frontmatter.deceased).format("ddd, YYYY-MM-DD")} else {tR+="-"}; %>

```

Now isn’t Templater great?

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