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## Side Effects: `{$do}`

Execute an expression for its side effects without producing output. This is commonly used with
mutable variables:

Rust

```
let code = ts_template! {
    {$let mut results: Vec<String> = Vec::new()}
    {#for field in fields}
        {$do results.push(format!("this.{}", field))}
    {/for}
    return [@{results.join(", ")}];
};
```

Common uses for `{$do}`:

- Incrementing counters: `{$do i += 1}`
- Building collections: `{$do vec.push(item)}`
- Setting flags: `{$do found = true}`
- Any mutating operation