[VELOCITY-519] Java escape sequences should work in Velocity macros

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Later
• Affects Version/s: 1.5 beta2
• Component/s: Engine
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Stepan Koltsov
• Created: 23/Feb/07 23:37
• Updated: 07/Jan/18 15:52
• Resolved: 03/Apr/07 22:54

Description

Following test should work:

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public void testJavaEscape() throws Exception

{ VelocityEngine ve = new VelocityEngine(); ve.init(); Context context = new VelocityContext(); StringWriter writer = new StringWriter(); ve.evaluate(context, writer, "test","#set($v = \"\\u0061\")$v"); assertEquals("a", writer.toString()); writer = new StringWriter(); ve.evaluate(context, writer, "test","#set($v = \"\\n\")$v"); assertEquals("\n", writer.toString()); }

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Issue Links

• is related to: VELOCITY-520 "\u0061" causes lexer exception
• relates to: VELOCITY-709 String literal "\\" parses incorrectly