Is it possible to use a different pattern in a velocity template for variable substitution

Question

I have many text files I want to use as a velocity template but the actual notation for the variable is : {my_variable_x}.

In Velocity template by defaut it will be like this: $my_variable_x

Is there a way to configure velocity to use a different notation than the classic $variable?

I read the user's guide and developer's guide but did not find anything related to my problem.

Answer 1

There's no easy way of doing that other than checking out the sources, changing the grammar file, building the modified engine, and deploying the resulting custom jar.