RE: how to create a dollar sign?

Daniel,

Thanks a lot,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Dekany [mailto:[email protected]]
...
> > As per
> >
> http://freemarker.org/docs/dgui_template_exp.html#dgui_template_ex
> p_direct_s
> > tring
> > I am trying to create a dollar sign.
> >
> > if \xA9 is a copyright, \x24 should be dollar,
> >
> > but how do I make this appear in the output, just including
> this in ftl file
> > doesn't do?
> > <#assign dollar>\xA9</#assign>
> > ${dollar}
> >  ${\xA9}
> >
> > Any hints would be highly appreciated!
>
> These escapes work only in string literals. Like in Java Language or C
> or Perl, etc. But why do you want to escape $? If you want this in the
> output:
>
> A interpolation looks like this: ${moo}
>
> then write:
>
> <#noparse>A interpolation looks like this: ${moo}</#noparse>
>
> or
>
> A interpolation looks like this: ${'$'}{moo}
>
> You almost never have to escape dollar. Also note that dollar in itself
> is not reserved in FTL. Only '${'.
It is used for a combination of xml and ftl:
   ${'$'}{${sect.@idS}Tit}
as per your suggestion works nicely to produce "${GenQ_SectTit}" since
idS="GenQ_Sect", similarly, also
   <#noparse>$</#noparse>{${sect.@idS}Tit}
works, but it is so verbose...

Thx Ralf

P.S.: my posting yesterday got held up for "moderator approval" have you
changed the policy on the forum?



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