VM File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .vm
MIME Type text/x-velocity
Primary Use Template files for the Velocity Template Engine
Text-based Yes
Supports Unicode Yes
Language Velocity Template Language (VTL)
File Signature None specific; text-based
Templates for Web pages, emails, configuration files
Creator The Apache Software Foundation
Can Contain Java Code Yes, inline Java code supported
Comments Syntax ## for single line, #* and *# for block
Variable Declaration $variableName for reference
Directive Syntax #directiveName (e.g., #if, #foreach)
File Encoding UTF-8 Recommended
Support for Macros Yes
Merge/Interpolation Inline variable and directive interpolation in strings
External Data Sources Can integrate with external data like databases through Java code
Integration with Java High, through the Velocity Engine API
Template Inheritance Supported through the use of the #parse and #include directives
Loop Control Structures Supported (#foreach)
Conditional Statements Supported (#if, #elseif, #else)