[VELOCITY-359] #if(some expression)#end causes ParseException

• 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: Windows XP; Platform: PC
• Bugzilla Id: 33669
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Peter Romianowski
• Created: 21/Feb/05 23:18
• Updated: 08/Mar/07 00:04
• Resolved: 20/Sep/05 15:02

Description

#if(...) #end works but #if(...)#end

Stacktrace:

org.apache.velocity.exception.ParseErrorException: Encountered "#en
d\n" at line 61, column 44.
Was expecting one of:
"(" ...
<RPAREN> ...
<ESCAPE_DIRECTIVE> ...
<SET_DIRECTIVE> ...
"\\\\" ...
"
" ...
<TEXT> ...
<SINGLE_LINE_COMMENT> ...
"*#" ...
"*#" ...
<STRING_LITERAL> ...
"if" ...
"stop" ...
<NUMBER_LITERAL> ...
<WORD> ...
<DOT> ...
"

{" ... "}

" ...
<IDENTIFIER> ...

If you wonder why we write such stupid statements: We use velocity inside a CMS
where it is possible to leave texts blank inside an #if-block.