NetBeans Code Templates ${date}?

Question

I have this code template in Eclipse

@since ${date}

when entered i get something like this :

@since 4.8.2009

Answer 1

Your snippet looks like freemarker code. This is used in Netbeans for file templates (Tools -> Templates). If you put ${date} in a file template it will get transformed when the file is created to the current date. If you're trying to use it as a code template I don't know how that works.