Yes, it is sort of a Java extension. For instance it extends Java with support for template string concatenation ;-)
The advantage of Xtend over Freemarker and the like is that it is statically typed and has very good tool support. In addition it sports smart whitespace handling. I've recorded a screencast some time ago, demoing the template support: https://vimeo.com/20734786 Sven On Oct 22, 2013, at 3:50 PM, Doug Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote: > Xtend is a Java language extension, no? I'm talking about a template engine > that we use in the new project wizard to instantiate code templates based on > various user selectable options. > > I was originally thinking of Jet, but I can't seem to find it anymore. > Whatever happened to it? > > Doug. > > From: Henrik Rentz-Reichert <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Cross project issues <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, 22 October, 2013 2:43 AM > To: Cross project issues <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Freemarker > > Doug, > > have you considered using Xtend? > > -Henrik > > Am 21.10.2013 21:47, schrieb Doug Schaefer: >> Has anyone tried to get Freemarker into Orbit? Or is there a better template >> engine that people are using. CDT has it's own but I'd like to use something >> more standard (and better). >> >> Thanks, >> Doug. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cross-project-issues-dev mailing list >> [email protected]https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev > > _______________________________________________ > cross-project-issues-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev
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