How to output ${expression} in Freemarker without it being interpreted?

Question

I\'m trying to use Freemarker in conjunction with jQuery Templates.

Both frameworks use dollar sign/curly brackets to identify expressions for substitution (or as th

Answer 1

I had to spent some time to figure out the following scenarios to escape ${expression} -

• In Freemarker assignment:

<#assign var = r"${expression}">

• In html attribute:

Some link

• In Freemarker concatenation:

<#assign x = "something&"+r"${expression}"/>