Java/Velocity/Comments

Velocity Comments

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import java.io.StringWriter;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.TimeZone;
import org.apache.velocity.Template;
import org.apache.velocity.VelocityContext;
import org.apache.velocity.app.Velocity;
import org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.DateTool;
public class DateToolExample {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Velocity.init();
    Template t = Velocity.getTemplate("./src/dateTool.vm");
    VelocityContext ctx = new VelocityContext();
    ctx.put("date", new DateTool());
    Calendar aDate = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone("PST"));
    aDate.set(200, 11, 25);
    ctx.put("aDate", aDate);
    Writer writer = new StringWriter();
    t.merge(ctx, writer);
    System.out.println(writer);
  }
}
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Today"s date is also:  $date.long           #* using property shortcut *#
Today"s date is also:  $date.get("long")    #* using full syntax *#

Velocity Comments: HalfLine

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import java.io.StringWriter;
import java.io.Writer;
import org.apache.velocity.Template;
import org.apache.velocity.VelocityContext;
import org.apache.velocity.app.Velocity;
import org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.RenderTool;
public class VMDemo {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Velocity.init();
    Template t = Velocity.getTemplate("./src/VMDemo.vm");
    VelocityContext ctx = new VelocityContext();
    Writer writer = new StringWriter();
    t.merge(ctx, writer);
    System.out.println(writer);
  }
}
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Hello World! #* this is a comment *#

Velocity Comments Multiline

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import java.io.StringWriter;
import java.io.Writer;
import org.apache.velocity.Template;
import org.apache.velocity.VelocityContext;
import org.apache.velocity.app.Velocity;
import org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.RenderTool;
public class VMDemo {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Velocity.init();
    Template t = Velocity.getTemplate("./src/VMDemo.vm");
    VelocityContext ctx = new VelocityContext();
    Writer writer = new StringWriter();
    t.merge(ctx, writer);
    System.out.println(writer);
  }
}
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#* This 
is 
the 
start 
of 
a 
multi-line 
comment
and 
it 
finishes 
on 
this 
line 
*#
Hi

Velocity Comments: Single Line

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import java.io.StringWriter;
import java.io.Writer;
import org.apache.velocity.Template;
import org.apache.velocity.VelocityContext;
import org.apache.velocity.app.Velocity;
import org.apache.velocity.tools.generic.RenderTool;
public class VMDemo {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Velocity.init();
    Template t = Velocity.getTemplate("./src/VMDemo.vm");
    VelocityContext ctx = new VelocityContext();
    Writer writer = new StringWriter();
    t.merge(ctx, writer);
    System.out.println(writer);
  }
}
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## This is a comment
Hello World!