Velocity - delete fields when they cannot be combined

Question

I use speed to merge a string (template) with a type field

hi there I'am ${name},
And I'am ${age} old.

Speed

merged the field ${name}and ${age}with a hash table view:

velocityEngine.evaluate(context, writer, "", template);

context- hash table (or better a VelocityContext)

I want Velocity not to be able to find the field in the context that it just deletes.

can i do this with a property or something else?

Answer 1

Not sure if this is what you are asking for, but if you want unallocated template templates to be displayed in merged templates, you can use quiet notation by writing $!{name}, there is also a global setting for that.