Question

I have Apache Velocity.
I have some jQuery code.
I think VM doesn’t like when I do things like $img.css("float","left").
How can I completely disable VM parsing within a block of HTML/Javascript ?

Thanks

Answer 1

For short examples, like the above, if it isn’t a legitimate Velocity reference, just do $img and Velocity will ignore it.

It’s tempting to escape the reference, but this is extremely quirky. If $img is a real reference, then \$img will display $img. But if $img is not a Velocity reference, then \$img will display \$img.

The best bet, especially if you have a long block of text you do not want parsed, is to put it in a separate file and use #include, which does not parse the include text.

#include(“file.vm”)

This will include “file.vm” directly into the output without parsing it. (If you want to include text and parse that text, use #parse).