Fixed #12199 -- Added the ability to use "as" with the firstof template tag.

docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt

@@ -285,6 +285,13 @@ Or if only some variables should be escaped, you can use::
 
     {% firstof var1 var2|safe var3 "<strong>fallback value</strong>"|safe %}
 
+You can use the syntax ``{% firstof var1 var2 var3 as value %}`` to store the
+output inside a variable.
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.9
+
+    The "as" syntax was added.
+
 .. templatetag:: for
 
 for

docs/releases/1.9.txt

@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ Templates
 * A warning will now be logged for missing context variables. These messages
   will be logged to the :ref:`django.template <django-template-logger>` logger.
 
+* The :ttag:`firstof` template tag supports storing the output in a variable
+  using 'as'.
+
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