Velocity scripting query

Hi,

I need to build a string from three variables separated with “-“.  I tried to use $core_v2_utility.Join() following is the code snippet for the same:

#set($firstName = "John")

#set($surname = "Smith")

#set($age = "25")

#set($strarr = [$firstName, $surname, $ age])

#set($stringResponse = $core_v2_utility.Join("-", $core_v2_utility.MakeList($strarr)))

$stringResponse ## Displays result

Here,

I am expecting output string as   "John- Smith -25", but I am getting empty value.

Can you please let me know what modifications should be needed in the code above to build the expected string.

Thanks.

Hello Pratrick,

I tried with the way suggested, as below:

#set($firstName = "John")

#set($surname = "Smith")

#set($age = "25")

#set($strarr = "$firstName-$surname-$age")

But, I am getting result as “$firstName-$surname-25” in $strarr variable.

It seems that it is considering the variable name as “$firstName-“ not “$firstName” since “-“ is attached to the variable name

Can you please suggest, How can I add the “-“ without space while concatenation?

Thanks.

It's the hash marks in between causing the problem.  Whenever you have a velocity string variable preceding a regular string, you have to encase the velocity variable string in brackets {}.  Try this:

#set($firstname = "John")

#set($lastname = "Doe")

#set($age = "25")

<p>${firstname}-${lastname}-$age</p>