Aug 14, 2020
A new Regex Tool allows you to compile regular expressions for comparison and matching use. Example:
$_RegexTool.compile("^[a-zA-Z0-9]*$")
#set ($text = "A string to search for links containing the pattern https:// .")
#set ($patternString = ".*https://.*")
#set ($pattern = $_RegexTool.compile($patternString))
#set ($matcher = $pattern.matcher($text))
#set ($matches = $matcher.matches())
## Expected output: true
If you need to create unique IDs for elements such as element id
attributes, you can now generate universally unique identifiers with the .generateUUID()
method. Example:
$_StringTool.generateUUID()
## Sample output: 29ecf0f3-7db4-41b5-94a2-3e170338c3b5
We've also added a new method to build Strings. Example:
#set ($stringBuilder = $_StringTool.getStringBuilder())
#set ($_void = $stringBuilder.append("foo"))
#set ($_void = $stringBuilder.append("+"))
#set ($_void = $stringBuilder.append("bar"))
$stringBuilder
## Sample output: foo+bar
We've added several new methods to unescape HTML, JavaScript, and XML markup. Examples:
$_EscapeTool.unescapeHtml('Here is a String with an escaped ampersand (&).')
## Expected output: Here is a String with an escaped ampersand (&).
$_EscapeTool.unescapeJavaScript('if (i === \"foo\")')
## Expected output: if (i === "foo").
$_EscapeTool.unescapeHtml('<foo>bar</foo>')
## Expected output: <foo>bar</foo>
For more information about tools and methods available in Velocity, see our Velocity Tools page.
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