[FreeMarker-user] How to refer to sibling variable value ?

[Albert Kam]

I couldnt access sibling value from within nested hash item definition.

Non-working example:

<#assign parent={
'sibling1': 'sibling 1',
'sibling2': sibling1 + ' sibling'
}>

or

<#assign parent={
'sibling1': 'sibling 1',
'sibling2': parent.sibling1 + ' sibling'
}>

I had to reserve to a variable outside the hash definition to work:
<#assign val='sibling 1'
parent={
'sibling1': val,
'sibling2': val + ' sibling'
}
Is there a way to refer to sibling value from a hash item definition ?

[Daniel Dekany]

There is no way, other than using an external variable. (I haven't
seen such feature in any other language either.)

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Daniel Dekany

Post by Albert Kam
I couldnt access sibling value from within nested hash item definition.
<#assign parent={
'sibling1': 'sibling 1',
'sibling2': sibling1 + ' sibling'

}>>

Post by Albert Kam
or
<#assign parent={
'sibling1': 'sibling 1',
'sibling2': parent.sibling1 + ' sibling'

}>>

Post by Albert Kam
<#assign val='sibling 1'
parent={
'sibling1': val,
'sibling2': val + ' sibling'
}
Is there a way to refer to sibling value from a hash item definition ?

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