[VELOCITY-148] allow for multi-line string literals / macro parameters arguments similar to m4

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.3-rc1
• Component/s: Engine
• Environment: Operating System: other; Platform: Other
• Bugzilla Id: 17803
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Ralf Hauser
• Created: 08/Mar/03 13:49
• Updated: 11/Feb/11 11:22
• Resolved: 13/Sep/05 12:45

Description

From: Ralf Hauser [[e-mail]]
To: Geir Magnusson Jr.
Cc: [e-mail]; [e-mail];
[e-mail]
Subject: RE: Allowing NEWLINE in #set for readability

Geir,

Thanks for the quick answer. The below with the "+"es looks doable. I am about
to convert to velocity/vpp coming from m4
(http://www.gnu.org/manual/m4-1.4/m4.html).
m4's commenting structure with a different begin ` and end ' syntax is very
convenient for nesting and handles newlines very conveniently. Conversely to
Bill's quoting proposal with single quotes etc., (see also
http://jakarta.apache.org/velocity/user-guide.html#Velocimacro%20Miscellany), I
suggest that text inside such quotes still gets rendered.

Bill had further ideas (e.g. a "connect" directive) on the vpp mailing list -->
see http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=4015929.

Thx r.
> ----Original Message----
> From: Geir Magnusson Jr. [e-mail]
> Sent: Samstag, 1. März 2003 00:24
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject: Re: Allowing NEWLINE in #set for readability
>
> > Geir,
> >
> > over a year ago
> >
(http://archives.apache.org/eyebrowse/ReadMsg?listName=[e-mail]&msgNo=5879),
you hinted at this being potentially
> > possible; I am
> > now using velocity-dep-1.3.1-rc2.jar and get the below. Does this mean
> > velocity still doesn't support
> > multi-line string literals?
>
> no, not yet. We were trying to come to some conclusion for string cat,
> so you could do
>
> #set($foo = "foo " +
> "bar"
> + "woogie")
>
> which would make you happy?