Can I change the default variable delimiter in Freemarker?

Question

I am working on a project where I am generating some code/scripts (specifically Perl scripts) via Java and Freemarker. I have it working for now, but was wondering if there was some way to change the default variable delimiter ($) in Freemarker?

Or is there a different Java template engine that would use a variable delimiter more suitable for generating a Perl script?

Answer 1

The variable delimiter is not $foo, it is ${foo}.

I don't know perl, but to generate something with $ you do :

$${foo} -> $FOO

<#noparse>${</#noparse>${foo}} -> ${FOO}

Very cool :-)

I think best way is to make macro to put perl things in your interpolations, like escape/noescape directive.