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== Code example ==
== Code example ==
The following [[web template|template]]:
The following [[web template|template]]:
<source lang="xml">
<source lang="">
## Velocity Hello World
## Velocity Hello World
<html>
<html>
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processed by Velocity will produce the following HTML:
processed by Velocity will produce the following HTML:
<source lang="xml">
<source lang="">
<html>
<html>
<body>
<body>

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Apache Velocity
Developer(s)Apache Software Foundation
Stable release
1.7 / November 29, 2010 (2010-11-29)
Repository
Written inJava
Operating systemCross-platform
Typetemplate engine
LicenseApache License 2.0
Websitehttp://velocity.apache.org/

Apache Velocity is a Java-based template engine that provides a template language to reference objects defined in Java code. It is an open source software project directed by the Apache Software Foundation and aims to ensure clean separation between the presentation tier and business tiers in a Web application (the model–view–controller design pattern).

Uses

Some common types of applications that use Velocity are:

  • Web applications: Web designers create HTML pages with placeholders for dynamic information. The page is processed with VelocityViewServlet or any of a number of frameworks which support Velocity.
  • Source code generation: Velocity can be used to generate Java source code, SQL, or PostScript, based on templates. A number of open source and commercial development software packages use Velocity in this manner.[1]
  • Automatic emails: Many applications generate automatic emails for account signup, password reminders, or automatically sent reports. Using Velocity, the email template can be stored in a text file, rather than directly embedded in Java code.
  • XML transformation: Velocity provides an Ant task, called Anakia, which reads an XML file and makes it available to a Velocity template. A common application is to convert documentation stored in a generic "xdoc" format into a styled HTML document.

Code example

The following template:

## Velocity Hello World
<html>
    <body>
       #set( $foo = "Velocity" )
       ## followed by
       Hello $foo World!
    </body>
</html>

processed by Velocity will produce the following HTML:

<html>
    <body>
     Hello Velocity World!
    </body>
</html>

The syntax and overall concept of the Apache Velocity templates is very similar to the syntax of the older WebMacro template engine which is now also an open source project. [citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "PoweredByVelocity". Velocity Wiki. Wiki.apache.org. 2009-12-30. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Bibliography

External links