TemplateScalarModel

All Superinterfaces:

TemplateModel

All Known Implementing Classes:

LocalizedString, ResourceBundleLocalizedString, SimpleScalar
```
public interface TemplateScalarModel
extends TemplateModel
```
String values in a template data model must implement this interface. (Actually, the name of this interface should be TemplateStringModel. The bad name was inherited from the ancient times, when there was only 1 kind of scalars in FreeMarker.)

- Nested Class Summary
  - Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface freemarker.template.TemplateModel
    TemplateModel.InvalidExpressionModel, TemplateModel.JavaNull
- Field Summary
  
  Fields
  Modifier and Type Field Description
  
  static TemplateModel EMPTY_STRING
  A constant value to use as the empty string.
  - Fields inherited from interface freemarker.template.TemplateModel
    INVALID_EXPRESSION, JAVA_NULL, NOTHING
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  String getAsString()
  Returns the string representation of this model.

- Field Detail
  - EMPTY_STRING
```
static final TemplateModel EMPTY_STRING
```
    A constant value to use as the empty string.
- Method Detail
  - getAsString
```
String getAsString()
            throws TemplateModelException
```
    Returns the string representation of this model. In general, avoid returning null. In compatibility mode the engine will convert null into empty string, however in normal mode it will throw an exception if you return null from this method.
    
    Throws:
    
    TemplateModelException