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Advisor

8 years ago

Issues using .split() and .get(index) in Velocity email templates

We're add UTM tags to links in our email templates and need to split the post URL into 2 parts so it can be rendered as follows:

Example: ${urlPath}?utm_tags#${urlHash}

I've been unable to successfully use the Velocity .split() and .get(index) functions. Anyone else tried this or have another solution?

Separately, any idea which Velocity version is running on Lithium?

Thanks

DougS
8 years ago
I believe you should be able to do something like this:

#set ($splitPath = urlPath.split(",")) #foreach ($path in $splitPath) ${path} #end

-Doug

DougS
Khoros Oracle
8 years ago
I believe you should be able to do something like this:

#set ($splitPath = urlPath.split(",")) #foreach ($path in $splitPath) ${path} #end

-Doug
- ttadej
  Advisor
  8 years ago
  Thanks DougS
  
  We ended up doing this, which seems excessive but worked:
  #set ($postUrl = $notification.message.webUi.url) #if ($postUrl.contains('#')) #set ($splitPostUrl = $postUrl.split('#')) #foreach ($part in $splitPostUrl) #if ($velocityCount == 1) #set ($urlPath = $part) #elseif($velocityCount == 2) #set ($urlHash = $part) #end #end <a href="$!{urlPath}?${utmTag}#$!{urlHash}"> #else <a href="${postUrl}?${utmTag}"> #end
  This isn't much documentation here: https://velocity.apache.org/engine/1.5/user-guide.html#loops
  Unfortunately $arr.get(index) does not seem to work even though Lithium is using Velocity v1.5
  - Inactive User
    4 years ago
    ttadej Does your code work? I have tried it in one of our emails and it isn't working as I would expect. Did you change anything in it?