THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
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For more information on Velocity itself, please visit the Velocity website.
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Velocity is similar to FreeMarker, as both are template languages that can be used outside of a Servlet container. The framework uses FreeMarker internally since it has better error reporting. Developers may also like that FreeMarker supports JSP taglibs. However, both are good alternatives to JSP. |
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Getting started with Velocity is as simple as ensuring all the dependencies are included in your project's classpath. Other than that, struts-default.xml already configures the Velocity Result.
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<action name="test" class="com.acme.TestAction">
<result name="success" type="velocity">test-success.vm</result>
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Since the action context is resolved after the value stack, you can reference the variable without the typical preceding marker (#) that has to be used with the JSP s:property tag. Omitting the marker can be convenient, but it can also trip you up, if used carelessly.
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#s-url#surl "id=url" "value=http://www.yahoo.com" Click <a href="${url}">here</a>! |
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You can configure Velocity by placing configuration items in velocity.properties.