Re: Template constructor's parameters

It's used to resolve relative names in [#include] directives within  
the template, as well as for identifying the template in error  
reporting. Also, it is returned by the built-in variable named  
".template_name". That's all. You can set it to whatever you want,  
although a row id from the db, or even the SQL query text to select it  
from the db would be friendlier than null.

Attila.

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On 2009.04.20., at 22:16, TioDuke wrote:

> Hi,
>
> When calling freemarker.template.Template class's constructor, which  
> is the purpose of the 'name' parameter?
>
> In our application we are storing our templates' raw text in a  
> database. Is it sane to pass null to the constructor instead? Is the  
> template supposed to be stored with this 'name' under the  
> 'directoryForTemplateLoading' defined in Configuration? Do I  
> actually need to define a 'directoryForTemplateLoading' when  
> instancing Configuration or is it safe no to do at all or even to  
> use the default configuration? Remember, our templates reside in the  
> database and we call the Template constructor explicitly... and then  
> the only thing we do with the template is to process in order to  
> 'cook' some text.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> -- 
> --
> Best regards,
>
> Sergio Tridente


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