ok,you're right,now i got what you mean.
just a moment ago,I realized that I need no such math helper or such
compicated macro as I wrote at all.If I have a velocity tool class called
Simple,which contains a method :
double f(double d)
{return d};
then I can use it in the template:$Simple.f($a+100*$b).This should work,I
think.[?]
2009/7/20 Alexander <the.malk...@gmail.com>
> I meant passing such string without single quote to method as parameter
> eventually leads to same result: variables replaced with values and
> expression calculated. But using some math helper class is more flexible
> than writing your own macros.
>
> 2009/7/20 lanxiazhi <lanxia...@gmail.com>
>
> > hello,try it this way,with single quote,
> > #expr('$a+$b*300')
> > which works as expected.
> >
> > 2009/7/20 Alexander <the.malk...@gmail.com>
> >
> > > lanxiazhi,
> > >
> > >
> > > > by the way,besides evaluating math expression ,my macro can insert
> > > > varibles in it.
> > >
> > > like expr("$a+100*$b").
> > >
> > >
> > > Before you passing "$a + 100*$b" to method parameters Velocity
> > > automatically
> > > gonna replace all variables with values, remember?
> > >
> > > > #macro(calc $expr)
> > >
> > > $mathHelper.calculate($expr)
> > >
> > > #end
> > >
> > >
> > > $mathHelper.calculate("$a + 100*$b")
> > >
> > >
> > > 2009/7/20 lanxiazhi <lanxia...@gmail.com>
> > >
> > > > Yes,Alexander,and I google it,and i found one choice:jep.and maybe
> > javacc
> > > > is
> > > > another choice for this.
> > > > by the way,besides evaluating math expression ,my macro can insert
> > > > varibles
> > > > in it.
> > > > like expr("$a+100*$b").
> > > > still I think this is not a good way to do it,maybe next version of
> > > > velocity
> > > > will support this expression eval internally,which I think is not a
> > hard
> > > > task for the talented developers.
> > > > the macro:
> > > > #macro(expr $expression)
> > > > #set($temp--='#set($temp---'+"=$expression)"+'$temp---')
> > > > #evaluate($temp--)
> > > > #end
> > > > 2009/7/20 Alexander <the.malk...@gmail.com>
> > > >
> > > > > Maybe you should find some class that can parse and evaluate math
> > > string
> > > > > (like "1+2+3*3 + 8/2") andthen use it in macro?
> > > > >
> > > > > #macro(calc $expr)
> > > > > $mathHelper.calculate($expr)
> > > > > #end
> > > > >
> > > > > I see you are trying to write ur own parser and I dont think It is
> a
> > > good
> > > > > idea. There should be a lot of
> > > > > such classes in internet, as writing calculator is ordinary simple
> > task
> > > > for
> > > > > beginner, huh?
> > > > >
> > > > > 2009/7/20 lanxiazhi <lanxia...@gmail.com>
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hello,everyone,I work on the problem this whole afternoon...
> > > > > > finally,I decided to end this with a macro:
> > > > > > #macro(expr $expression)
> > > > > > #set($temp--='#set($temp---'+"=$expression)"+'$temp---')
> > > > > > #evaluate($temp--)
> > > > > > $temp---
> > > > > > #end
> > > > > > #set($a=2)
> > > > > > #expr("$a*100+200")
> > > > > >
> > > > > > which result in a 400.
> > > > > > wait for an easier way from you .
> > > > > > thanks
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 2009/7/20 lanxiazhi <lanxia...@gmail.com>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > thanks Rupali,
> > > > > > > I got this problem when I started to think that, can I simply
> > > output
> > > > an
> > > > > > > expression like #{1+2+200000*3+$a} without a varible?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 2009/7/20 Rupali Gupta <r.gup...@mpstechnologies.com>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Use $velocityCount in place where you need incremental value
> of
> > > some
> > > > > > >> variable
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Eg: instead of,
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> #set($a = 0)
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> #foreach($mapping in $mappings)
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Do something..
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> #set($a = $a+1)
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> <label for="journal-$a">Type something</label>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Do it like:
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> #foreach($mapping in $mappings)
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Do something..
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> <label for="journal- $velocityCount ">Type something </label>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> $velocityCount increase the value of variable incrementally,
> > > without
> > > > > > >> having
> > > > > > >> to use ($a= $a+1)
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> I hope this helps!
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Thanks,
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Rupali
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> _____
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> From: lanxiazhi [mailto:lanxia...@gmail.com]
> > > > > > >> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 12:52 PM
> > > > > > >> To: Velocity Users List
> > > > > > >> Subject: Re: simple problem
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> we know this #set($a = $a + 1) will change $a which in some
> > cases
> > > > may
> > > > > > not
> > > > > > >> be
> > > > > > >> preferable...but thanks anyway.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> 2009/7/20 Alexander <the.malk...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Hi,
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Use
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> #set($a = $a + 1)
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Correct me if Im wrong but if u use variable like this it
> would
> > > > write
> > > > > > >> "hello" on a single line, where is the problem?
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> #set($newline="hello")
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> $newline
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
