fmpp.util

Class FreemarkerUtil

java.lang.Object

fmpp.util.FreemarkerUtil

public class FreemarkerUtil
extends java.lang.Object

FreeMarker related utilities.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FreemarkerUtil()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.Object	ftlVarToCoreJavaObject(freemarker.template.TemplateModel m) Converts TemplateModel-s to java.util.* and java.lang.* objects.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FreemarkerUtil

public FreemarkerUtil()

Method Detail

ftlVarToCoreJavaObject

public static java.lang.Object ftlVarToCoreJavaObject(freemarker.template.TemplateModel m)
                                               throws freemarker.template.TemplateModelException

Converts TemplateModel-s to java.util.* and java.lang.* objects.

• FTL hash will be converted to java.util.Map
• FTL sequence and collection will be converted to java.util.List
• FTL numbers will be converted to java.lang.Number
• FTL dates will be converted to java.util.Date
• FTL booleans will be converted to java.lang.Boolean
• FTL strings will be converted to java.lang.String
• Other FTL variables (transforms, methods, etc.) will be returned as is.

Container types (hash, equence, etc.) will be converted recursively, so the subvariables are also converted, and the subvariables of subvariables are converted, etc.

For multi-type variables a single type will be choosen, which is the first type in the above list.

If the TemplateModel supports WrapperTemplateModel, unwrapping will be used only if the type of the unwrapped object is proper according to the above list.

Returns:

The converted object. You may do not modify the returned objects, as it is unpredicalbe if it has effect on the converted TemplateModel-s.

Throws:

freemarker.template.TemplateModelException