[VELOCITY-690] Do not require block directive to have parenthesis

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0
• Component/s: Engine
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Byron Foster
• Created: 08/Feb/09 09:18
• Updated: 07/Nov/16 09:13
• Resolved: 18/Feb/09 05:28

Description

Block directives are currently required by the parser to contain parenthesis, which includes block macros. So

#@foo
#end

is not allowed, and neither are custom block directives. Removing this requirement makes the syntax consistent with line directives.