[VELOCITY-239] #foreach (${item} in ${list}) behavior inconsistent with #foreach ($item in $list)

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.3.1
• Fix Version/s: 1.5
• Component/s: Engine
• Environment: Operating System: other; Platform: Other
• Bugzilla Id: 25669
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Mike Kienenberger
• Created: 20/Dec/03 06:25
• Updated: 11/Feb/11 11:22
• Resolved: 13/Sep/05 12:49

Description

1) #foreach (${item} in ${list})

2) #foreach ($item in $list)

Is there a practical reason why the first notation fails to populate $item?

I'm guessing it's purely a technical reason (doesn't get parsed properly,
maybe creates a variable named "

{item}

" instead).