<table cellspacing="0" class="list">   // begin the table

    {LOOP FORUMS}   //   take one row from an Array of 0 or more rows, make a pass through the following lines 
//  performing the tests, writing the <???> ... </???> tags, and  substituting the actual values/strings/URLs   
//  in the language specified.
 
        {IF FORUMS->level 0}  //  test to see if the Forum meets the condition, if true go to next line of code, 
//  if false jump to line after {ELSE} near the end of the code

            <tr>  //  if we are here, write the opening tag <tr> to an Arrray, or temp or cache file.   
//  creates a row if closed somewhere below

                {IF FORUMS->forum_id FORUMS->vroot}   // another test if true, go to next line, if false go to
//  line after {ELSE)

                    <th align="left">   // write  <th align="left">  to an Arrray, or temp or cache file

                        <img src="{URL->TEMPLATE}/images/folder.png" class="icon1616" alt="&bull;" />   
//   write the URL for the .png

                        {LANG->Forums}  // get the correct language  for the word "Forums" and write it in that 
//  language to an Arrray, or temp or cache file

                    </th>   // write the header cell closing tag

                {ELSE}   //  this is the ELSE for   {IF FORUMS->forum_id FORUMS->vroot}

                    <th align="left">  // if here, write <th align="left">  to an Arrray, or temp or cache file

                        <img src="{URL->TEMPLATE}/images/folder.png" class="icon1616" alt="&bull;" />  
//  write the URL for the .png

                        <a href="{FORUMS->URL->LIST}">{FORUMS->name}</a>  // write the URL for one folder or forum

                    </th>  // write the header cell closing tag

                {/IF}    // ends {IF FORUMS->forum_id FORUMS->vroot}

                <th>{LANG->Threads}</th>  // get the correct language and write the  word "Threads" in that language

                <th>{LANG->Posts}</th>

                <th align="left">{LANG->LastPost}</th>

            </tr>

        {ELSE}  //   this is the ELSE for  {IF FORUMS->level 0}   

            <tr>  

  //     other stuff similar to above

            </tr>


        {/IF}    //   ends     {IF FORUMS->level 0}

    {/LOOP FORUMS}   // when this line is read we go back to   {LOOP FORUMS} at the top get another row from the Array


</table>   //  at some point we run out of Forums, or Folders and write the closing tag for the table