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## L.mapbox.template(template, data)

A mustache template rendering function, as used by the templating feature provided by `L.mapbox.gridControl`.

Options | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
template | string | The template string
data | object | Data you wish to pass into the template string

Example:

    var output = L.mapbox.template('Name: {% raw %}{{name}}{% endraw %}', {name: 'John'});
    // output is "Name: John"