<% @conf 
main.JostracaVersion = 0.4
main.TemplateScript  = java
%>

<% @init
_setFullFileName( "Replacements.txt" );

String person = "Bob";
%>
<% @replace Person $<o>=person$<c> %>

Hello Person!
Bye Person!

Watch out when the replacement is contained 
in another word, like 'Personal'.


<%-- 
How to make a repeated area of text more readable.
Note: longer replacements take precedence, 
so that //-foreach-Name-// does not become //-foreach-Bob-// 
--%>

<% String[] names = new String[] { "Bob", "Fred", "John" }; %>
<% @replace //-foreach-Name-// '$<o> for( int nameI = 0; nameI < names.length; nameI++ ) { $<c>' %>
<% @replace Name               $<o>=names[nameI]$<c> %>
<% @replace //-end-//          '$<o> } $<c>' %>

//-foreach-Name-//
Hi Name
//-end-//


<%-- How to define a custom template language --%>
<% @replace-regexp #if\s(.*?)\n $<o>if($1){$<c> %>
<% @replace        #else        $<o>}else{$<c> %>
<% @replace        #end         $<o>}$<c> %>

#if "Bob".equals( person ) 
  Hi Bob!
#else
  this will not appear
#end

 

Hello Bob!
Bye Bob!

Watch out when the replacement is contained 
in another word, like 'Bobal'.










Hi Bob

Hi Fred

Hi John








  Hi Bob!