macro

The macro tag allows you to create a chunk of reusable and dynamic content. The macro can be called multiple times in the current template.

It doesn't matter where in the current template you define a macro, i.e. whether it's before or after you call it. Here is an example of how to define a macro:

{% macro input(type="text", name, value) %}
    <input type="{{ type }}" name="{{ name }}" value="{{ value }}" />
{% endmacro %}

And now the macro can be called numerous times throughout the template, like so:

{{ input(name="country") }}
{# will output: <input type="text" name="country" value="" /> #}

A macro does not have access to the same variables that the rest of the template has access to. A macro can only work with the variables provided as arguments.

Access to the global context

You can pass the whole context as an argument by using the special _context variable if you need to access variables outside of the macro scope:

{% set foo = 'bar' %}

{{ test(_context) }}
{% macro test(_context) %}
    {{ _context.foo }}
{% endmacro %}

{# will output: bar #}