1 files changed, 25 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/src/text/template/exec.go b/src/text/template/exec.go
index faf31e3ede..613a778188 100644
--- a/src/text/template/exec.go
+++ b/src/text/template/exec.go
@@ -136,24 +136,35 @@ func (t *Template) Execute(wr io.Writer, data interface{}) (err error) {
 	}
 	t.init()
 	if t.Tree == nil || t.Root == nil {
-		var b bytes.Buffer
-		for name, tmpl := range t.tmpl {
-			if tmpl.Tree == nil || tmpl.Root == nil {
-				continue
-			}
-			if b.Len() > 0 {
-				b.WriteString(", ")
-			}
-			fmt.Fprintf(&b, "%q", name)
+		state.errorf("%q is an incomplete or empty template%s", t.Name(), t.DefinedTemplates())
+	}
+	state.walk(value, t.Root)
+	return
+}
+
+// DefinedTemplates returns a string listing the defined templates,
+// prefixed by the string "defined templates are: ". If there are none,
+// it returns the empty string. For generating an error message here
+// and in html/template.
+func (t *Template) DefinedTemplates() string {
+	if t.common == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	var b bytes.Buffer
+	for name, tmpl := range t.tmpl {
+		if tmpl.Tree == nil || tmpl.Root == nil {
+			continue
 		}
-		var s string
 		if b.Len() > 0 {
-			s = "; defined templates are: " + b.String()
+			b.WriteString(", ")
 		}
-		state.errorf("%q is an incomplete or empty template%s", t.Name(), s)
+		fmt.Fprintf(&b, "%q", name)
 	}
-	state.walk(value, t.Root)
-	return
+	var s string
+	if b.Len() > 0 {
+		s = "; defined templates are: " + b.String()
+	}
+	return s
 }
 
 // Walk functions step through the major pieces of the template structure,