What is TypoScript (TS) ?

TypoScript is a syntax for defining information in a hierarchical structure using simple ASCII text content.


This means that:

  • TypoScript itself does not "do" anything - it just contains information.

  • TypoScript is only transformed into function when it is passed to a program which is designed to act according to the information in a TypoScript information structure.

In the programming sense TS isn't a language. It is a simple declaratic script suited for configuration. Basically it comes down to <object>.<property> = <value>
So you've to be aware of those objects and its properties.

How does Typo3 look like

Now we'll go through by an example.


TypoScript:
1.myPage = PAGE
2.myPage.typeNum = 0
3.myPage.bodyTag = <BODY bgcolor="#ffffff">
4.myPage.10 = HTML
5.myPage.10.value =Hello There

Explanation:
1.Here "myPage" is defined to be a PAGE-object.
2.typeNum is a property of PAGE-object. It refers to the frame number.
3.Another property of a PAGE-object is "bodyTag".
4.Content-object of the kind "HTML" is defined. This HTML-object is at
   position "10" in the Content-object (cObject) array of the PAGE-object "myPage".
5.The value is set to "Hello There".

Typo3