[htmltmpl] empty TMPL_LOOPs - possible feature?

[David Ferrance]

Hi all,

I often find myself writing code like this:

<TMPL_IF NAME=COUNT>
  <TMPL_LOOP NAME=BEAVIS>
     I am the great <TMPL_VAR NAME=CORNHOLIO>!
  </TMPL_LOOP>
<TMPL_ELSE>
   I need TP for my bunghole!
</TMPL_IF>

this causes me to have to write perl like this:

$t->param(CORNHOLIO=>\@holio);
$t->param(COUNT=>$#holio>=0);

Do other people end up having to do this?  I was just pondering an alternate structure:

<TMPL_LOOP>
   [ stuff omitted ]
<TMPL_LOOP_ELSE>
  [ stuff to say when there was nothing to loop over]
</TMPL_LOOP>

Am I just too lazy?  Is there a better way?  Should I be working right now?

-Dave