Looks like set does not work in velocity when written as below :
#set (${modifier} = "some")
It works if I do #set ($modifier = "some"). Any reason for this?
EDIT : It doesn't work means no variable is set.
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It is because ${varname} is not a valid variablename in velocity as defined in the reference manual
I am also often confused on these seemingly random syntax changes.
Peter Tillemans
2010-06-05 23:38:45
I guess you can reference a var as ${varname} but define it like that.
fastcodejava
2010-06-06 04:51:05
@Peter Tillemans: i don't think the syntax was changed in the last 10 years - it was so even in WebMacro (Velocity's grandfather).Variables are defined simply using just the $ sign. The curly braces are used when reference objects and their subobject graph and to separate them from the environment: e.g. where text wold continue just at the end of the variable, so Velocity needs to now what's the text and what's the variable.
A. Ionescu
2010-06-26 15:34:22
I was referring to contextual changes. Velocity use the same principles as bash and perl to fix the problem of differentiating between varname and the rest of the text.
Peter Tillemans
2010-06-26 17:02:37