Syntax Quick Reference

Directives

Set

#set($variable = EXPRESSION)

#set($variable.Property = EXPRESSION)

If

#if(EXPRESSION) ... #end

#if(EXPRESSION) ... #else ... #end

#if(EXPRESSION) ... #elseif(EXPRESSION) ... #else ... #end

References

$variable

$variable.Property

$variable.Method(...)

$variable[...] (Index access)

$!silentReference

${formalReference}

$!{silentFormalReference}

Comment

##End of line comment

#* Block comment (may span multiple lines) *#

Expressions

Type	Example Syntax
Integer	1 -74
Decimal	3.142 -2.72
Boolean Literal	true false
String	'Hello World'
Interpolated String	"Hello $name"
Reference:	$variable $variable.Property $variable.Method(...) $variable.Property.Method(...).. $variable[...]
List	[] [$expression] [1, $foo, "Hello", ...]
Range	[-2..2] [1..$count]
Dictionary	{ key: 'value', otherKey: $value}
Parenthesised	(...)
Maths	1 + 2.2 3 - 6 4 * -5 6 / 3 5 % 3
Logical	$a && $b `$c
Equality	$a == $b $c != 'hello'
Comparison	$i > 0 10 < $x 1.5 >= 4.9 $x <= $y
Not	!$bar

Operator Precedence

Highest precedence at the top

Category	Operators
Primary	(...)
Unary	!
Multiplicative	* / %
Additive	+ -
Relational	< > <= >= lt gt le ge
Equality	== != eq ne
And	&& and
Or	|| or