Jason van Zyl wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote:
>
> > Below is a (long) proposal for macro capabilities for Velocity. I have
> > attached code that works with the current CVS tree. Please give a read
> > through, ask questions if interested and try it if you have the time. I
> > am looking for list approval to get this integrated into Velocity.
>
> [snip]
>
> I think it's a great idea. Basically an extension mechanism
> for template maintainers, designers. This would be very
> easy to integrate once the #foo (args) type syntax is
> finished, because the designer then can specify whatever
> arguments they may wish.
>
> In terms of how it might look, I was thinking something
> like the following might be good.
>
> #macro (greeting $name $today)
>
> #if ($time.isMorning())
> #set $time = "morning"
> #else
> #set $time = "afternoon"
> #end
>
> Good $time $name! $today is your lucky day!
>
> #end
Yes : this is a better way of defining macros for the end user for
sure..
geir
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