Re: How does one analyse a FreeMarker template??

Thanks Daniel.

I was going to try avoid having to create a new parser with javacc by 
trying to extract the info manually from the getNodeName and 
getDescription methods... i.e.... a total hack.  After a little 
investigation, I think it might be a hack too far, so I think I'll go 
back again and look at creating a new parser :)

Thanks for the help!!

T.


Daniel Dekany wrote:
> Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 12:14:25 AM, Tom Fennelly wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi.
>>
>> I would like to be able to analyse a FreeMarker template. I thought I 
>> had the answer when I saw I could access the root TemplateElement 
>> through the Template instance, but alas, when I look closer (at 
>> IteratorBlock, DollarVariable etc) I see that the info I'd like access
>> to on these objects is private, with no getter methods etc.
>>
>> Is there another way I can go about this?
>>     
>
> There isn't... except, of course, that you copy the relevant parts of
> the project, creating your own parser for this purpose. The license
> allows that. (FM 2.4 will have much better API for this kind of thing,
> as you can see in 2.4preview-1 release, but it's a question if there
> will be a 2.4-final ever...)
>
>   
>> Regards,
>>
>> Tom.
>>     
>
>   

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