Deprecated List (FreeMarker 2.3.24-pre01 API)

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Deprecated Interfaces
Interface and Description
freemarker.template.TemplateMethodModel - Use `TemplateMethodModelEx` instead. This interface is from the old times when the only kind of - value you could pass in was string. -

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Deprecated Classes
Class and Description
freemarker.template.utility.CaptureOutput - Use block-assignments instead, like `<assign x>...</assign>`. -
freemarker.template.utility.Collections12 - Not needed anymore, as FreeMarker now requires higher than Java 1.3 -
freemarker.core.CommandLine - Will be removed (main method in a library, often classified as CWE-489 "Leftover Debug Code"). -
freemarker.core.FreeMarkerTree - Will be removed, as Swing classes aren't accessible on Google App Engine. -
freemarker.ext.ant.FreemarkerXmlTask - FMPP is a more complete solution. -
freemarker.ext.jdom.NodeListModel - Use `NodeModel` instead. -
freemarker.ext.xml.NodeListModel - Use `NodeModel` instead. -
freemarker.template.SimpleList - Use SimpleSequence instead. -
freemarker.template.utility.ToCanonical - Will be removed (main method in a library, often classified as CWE-489 "Leftover Debug Code"). -
freemarker.ext.dom.Transform - Will be removed (main method in a library, often classified as CWE-489 "Leftover Debug Code"). -

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Deprecated Fields
Field and Description
freemarker.template.ObjectWrapper.BEANS_WRAPPER - Use `BeansWrapperBuilder.build()` instead; this instance isn't read-only - and thus can't be trusted. -
freemarker.ext.servlet.FreemarkerServlet.debug - Not used anymore; to enable/disable debug logging, just set the logging level of the logging library - used by `Logger`. -
freemarker.template.Configuration.DEFAULT_INCOMPATIBLE_ENHANCEMENTS - Use `Configuration.DEFAULT_INCOMPATIBLE_IMPROVEMENTS` instead. -
freemarker.template.ObjectWrapper.DEFAULT_WRAPPER - Use `DefaultObjectWrapperBuilder.build()` instead; this instance isn't read-only and thus can't - be trusted. -
freemarker.template.Configuration.INCOMPATIBLE_ENHANCEMENTS - Use `Configuration.INCOMPATIBLE_IMPROVEMENTS_KEY` instead. -
freemarker.template.Configuration.INCOMPATIBLE_IMPROVEMENTS - Use `Configuration.INCOMPATIBLE_IMPROVEMENTS_KEY` instead. -
freemarker.log.Logger.LIBRARY_AVALON - Avalon LogKit support will be removed sometimes in the future. -
freemarker.log.Logger.LIBRARY_NAME_AVALON - Avalon LogKit support will be removed sometimes in the future. -
freemarker.template.Configuration.PARSED_DEFAULT_INCOMPATIBLE_ENHANCEMENTS - Use `Configuration.DEFAULT_INCOMPATIBLE_IMPROVEMENTS` instead. -
freemarker.template.ObjectWrapper.SIMPLE_WRAPPER - No replacement as it was seldom if ever used by anyone; this instance isn't - read-only and thus can't be trusted. -
freemarker.core.ParseException.specialConstructor - Will be remove without replacement in 2.4. -
freemarker.template.Template.WrongEncodingException.specifiedEncoding - Use `Template.WrongEncodingException.getTemplateSpecifiedEncoding()` instead. -
freemarker.core.Configurable.STRICT_BEAN_MODELS - Use `Configurable.STRICT_BEAN_MODELS_KEY` instead. -

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Deprecated Methods
Method and Description
freemarker.template.SimpleSequence.add(boolean) - Use `SimpleSequence.add(Object)` instead, as this bypasses the `ObjectWrapper`. -
freemarker.template.Template.addImport(LibraryLoad) - Should only be used internally, and might will be removed later. -
freemarker.template.Template.addMacro(Macro) - Should only be used internally, and might will be removed later. -
freemarker.template.Template.addPrefixNSMapping(String, String) - Should only be used internally, and might will be removed later. -
freemarker.template.Template.containingElements(int, int) - Should only be used internally, and might will be removed later. -
freemarker.cache.TemplateCache.createLegacyDefaultTemplateLoader() - The `TemplateLoader` should be always specified by the constructor caller. -
freemarker.ext.beans.BeansWrapper.finetuneMethodAppearance(Class, Method, BeansWrapper.MethodAppearanceDecision) - Use `BeansWrapper.setMethodAppearanceFineTuner(MethodAppearanceFineTuner)`; - no need to extend this class anymore. - Soon this method will be final, so trying to override it will break your app. - Note that if the `methodAppearanceFineTuner` property is set to non-`null`, this method is not - called anymore. -
freemarker.template.TemplateException.getCauseException() - Java 1.4 has introduced `Throwable.getCause()` - use that instead, especially as this can't return - runtime exceptions and errors as is. -
freemarker.template.Configuration.getDefaultConfiguration() - The usage of the static singleton (the "default") - `Configuration` instance can easily cause erroneous, unpredictable - behavior. This is because multiple independent software components may use - FreeMarker internally inside the same application, so they will interfere - because of the common `Configuration` instance. Each such component - should use its own private `Configuration` object instead, that it - typically creates with `new Configuration()` when the component - is initialized. -
freemarker.ext.beans.BeansWrapper.getDefaultInstance() - Use `BeansWrapperBuilder` instead. The instance returned here is not read-only, so it's - dangerous to use. -
freemarker.template.WrappingTemplateModel.getDefaultObjectWrapper() - Don't depend on this object, as it can be replace by anybody in the same JVM. -
freemarker.cache.TemplateCache.getFullTemplatePath(Environment, String, String) - Use `Environment.toFullTemplateName(String, String)` instead, as that can throw - `MalformedTemplateNameException`, and is on a more logical place anyway. -
freemarker.template.Template.getImports() - Should only be used internally, and might will be removed later. -
freemarker.template.Configuration.getIncompatibleEnhancements() - Use `Configuration.getIncompatibleImprovements()` instead. -
freemarker.ext.beans.BeansWrapper.getInstance(Object, ModelFactory) - override `BeansWrapper.getModelFactory(Class)` instead. Using this - method will now bypass wrapper caching (if it's enabled) and always - result in creation of a new wrapper. This method will be removed in 2.4 -
freemarker.template.Template.getMacros() - Should only be used internally, and might will be removed later. -
freemarker.template.Configuration.getParsedIncompatibleEnhancements() - Use `Configuration.getIncompatibleImprovements()` instead. -
freemarker.template.Template.getRootTreeNode() - Should only be used internally, and might will be removed later. -
freemarker.core.Configurable.getSetting(String) - It's not possible in general to convert setting values to string, - and thus it's impossible to ensure that `Configurable.setSetting(String, String)` will work with - the returned value correctly. -
freemarker.core.Configurable.getSettings() - This method was always defective, and certainly it always - will be. Don't use it. (Simply, it's hardly possible in general to - convert setting values to text in a way that ensures that - `Configurable.setSettings(Properties)` will work with them correctly.) -
freemarker.core.Environment.getTemplate() - Use `Environment.getMainTemplate()` instead (or `Environment.getCurrentNamespace()` and then - `Environment.Namespace.getTemplate()`); the value returned by this method is often not what you expect when - it comes to macro/function invocations. -
freemarker.cache.TemplateCache.getTemplate(String, Locale, String, boolean) - Use `TemplateCache.getTemplate(String, Locale, Object, String, boolean)`, which can return more detailed - result when the template is missing. -
freemarker.template.TemplateException.getTemplateName() - Use `TemplateException.getTemplateSourceName()` instead, unless you are really sure that this is what you want. - This method isn't really deprecated, it's just marked so to warn users about this. -
freemarker.ext.servlet.FreemarkerServlet.getTemplatePath() - Not called by FreeMarker code, and there's no point to override this (unless to cause confusion). -
freemarker.template.Configuration.getVersionNumber() - Use `Configuration.getVersion()` instead. -
freemarker.template.utility.StringUtil.HTMLEnc(String) - Use `StringUtil.XHTMLEnc(String)` instead, because it escapes apostrophe-quote too. -
freemarker.ext.dom.Transform.main(String[]) - Will be removed (main method in a library, often classified as CWE-489 "Leftover Debug Code"). -
freemarker.ext.jdom.NodeListModel.main(String[]) - Will be removed (main method in a library, often classified as CWE-489 "Leftover Debug Code"). -
freemarker.template.utility.ToCanonical.main(String[]) - Will be removed (main method in a library, often classified as CWE-489 "Leftover Debug Code"). -
freemarker.template.utility.DeepUnwrap.premissiveUnwrap(TemplateModel) - the name of this method is mistyped. Use - `DeepUnwrap.permissiveUnwrap(TemplateModel)` instead. -
freemarker.log.Logger.selectLoggerLibrary(int) - This method isn't reliable, unless you can somehow ensure that you access the FreeMarker classes - first; use the "org.freemarker.loggerLibrary" Java system property instead, like - `java ... -Dorg.freemarker.loggerLibrary=slf4j`. See - `Logger.SYSTEM_PROPERTY_NAME_LOGGER_LIBRARY` for more. -
freemarker.log.Logger.setCategoryPrefix(String) - This wasn't reliable, unless you can somehow ensure that you access the FreeMarker classes first. As - it's not known to be useful for users, consider it removed. -
freemarker.cache.TemplateCache.setConfiguration(Configuration) - Use the `TemplateCache.TemplateCache(TemplateLoader, CacheStorage, Configuration)` constructor. -
freemarker.template.Configuration.setDefaultConfiguration(Configuration) - Using the "default" `Configuration` instance can - easily lead to erroneous, unpredictable behaviour. - See more `here...`. -
freemarker.template.WrappingTemplateModel.setDefaultObjectWrapper(ObjectWrapper) - This method has VM-wide effect, which makes it unsuitable for application where multiple components - might use FreeMarker internally. -
freemarker.template.Template.setEncoding(String) - Should only be used internally, and might will be removed later. -
freemarker.template.Configuration.setIncompatibleEnhancements(String) - Use `Configuration.Configuration(Version)`, or - as last chance, `Configuration.setIncompatibleImprovements(Version)` instead. -
freemarker.ext.beans.BeansWrapper.setNullModel(TemplateModel) - Changing the `null` model can cause a lot of confusion; don't do it. -
freemarker.core.Configurable.setStrictBeanModels(boolean) - Set this on the `ObjectWrapper` itself. -
freemarker.template.Configuration.setStrictSyntaxMode(boolean) - Only `true` (the default) value will be supported sometimes in the future. -
freemarker.template.Configuration.setTemplateUpdateDelay(int) - Use `Configuration.setTemplateUpdateDelayMilliseconds(long)` instead, because the time granularity of this method - is often misunderstood to be milliseconds. -
freemarker.template.SimpleSequence.toList() - No replacement exists; not a reliable way of getting back the original list elemnts. -

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Deprecated Constructors
Constructor and Description
freemarker.ext.beans.BeansWrapper() - Use `BeansWrapperBuilder` or, in rare cases, `BeansWrapper.BeansWrapper(Version)` instead. -
freemarker.cache.ClassTemplateLoader() - It's a confusing constructor, and seldom useful; use `ClassTemplateLoader.ClassTemplateLoader(Class, String)` - instead. -
freemarker.cache.ClassTemplateLoader(Class) - It's confusing that the base path is `""`; use `ClassTemplateLoader.ClassTemplateLoader(Class, String)` - instead. -
freemarker.core.Configurable() - This shouldn't even be public; don't use it. -
freemarker.template.Configuration() - Use `Configuration.Configuration(Version)` instead. Note that the version can be still modified later with - `Configuration.setIncompatibleImprovements(Version)` (or - `Configurable.setSettings(Properties)`). -
freemarker.template.DefaultObjectWrapper() - Use `DefaultObjectWrapperBuilder`, or in rare cases, - `DefaultObjectWrapper.DefaultObjectWrapper(Version)` instead. -
freemarker.cache.FileTemplateLoader() - Relying on what the current directory is is a bad practice; use - `FileTemplateLoader.FileTemplateLoader(File)` instead. -
freemarker.core.ParseException() - Use a constructor to which you pass description, template, and positions. -
freemarker.core.ParseException(String, int, int) - Use a constructor to which you can also pass the template, and the end positions. -
freemarker.core.ParseException(String, Template, int, int) - Use `ParseException.ParseException(String, Template, int, int, int, int)` instead, as IDE-s need the end - position of the error too. -
freemarker.core.ParseException(String, Template, int, int, Throwable) - Use `ParseException.ParseException(String, Template, int, int, int, int, Throwable)` instead, as IDE-s need - the end position of the error too. -
freemarker.ext.servlet.ServletContextHashModel(ServletContext, ObjectWrapper) - use - `ServletContextHashModel.ServletContextHashModel(GenericServlet, ObjectWrapper)` instead. -
freemarker.template.SimpleCollection(Collection) - Use `SimpleCollection.SimpleCollection(Collection, ObjectWrapper)` -
freemarker.template.SimpleCollection(Iterator) - Use `SimpleCollection.SimpleCollection(Iterator, ObjectWrapper)` -
freemarker.template.SimpleHash() - Use `SimpleHash.SimpleHash(ObjectWrapper)` -
freemarker.template.SimpleHash(Map) - Use `SimpleHash.SimpleHash(Map, ObjectWrapper)` -
freemarker.template.SimpleObjectWrapper() - Use `SimpleObjectWrapper.SimpleObjectWrapper(Version)` instead. -
freemarker.template.SimpleSequence() - Use `SimpleSequence.SimpleSequence(ObjectWrapper)` instead. -
freemarker.template.SimpleSequence(Collection) - Use `SimpleSequence.SimpleSequence(Collection, ObjectWrapper)`. -
freemarker.template.SimpleSequence(int) - Use `SimpleSequence.SimpleSequence(Collection, ObjectWrapper)`. -
freemarker.template.Template(String, Reader) - This constructor uses the "default" `Configuration` - instance, which can easily lead to erroneous, unpredictable behavior. - See more `here...`. -
freemarker.template.Template(String, Reader, Configuration, String) - In most applications, use `Template.Template(String, Reader, Configuration)` instead, which doesn't - specify the encoding. -
freemarker.template.Template(String, String, Reader, Configuration, String) - In most applications, use `Template.Template(String, String, Reader, Configuration)` instead, which - doesn't specify the encoding. -
freemarker.cache.TemplateCache() - Use `TemplateCache.TemplateCache(TemplateLoader)` instead. The default loader is useless in most - applications, also it can mean a security risk. -
freemarker.cache.TemplateCache(TemplateLoader) - Use `TemplateCache.TemplateCache(TemplateLoader, CacheStorage, Configuration)` instead. -
freemarker.cache.TemplateCache(TemplateLoader, CacheStorage) - Use `TemplateCache.TemplateCache(TemplateLoader, CacheStorage, Configuration)` instead. -
freemarker.template.WrappingTemplateModel() - Use `WrappingTemplateModel.WrappingTemplateModel(ObjectWrapper)` instead; this method uses the deprecated. -
freemarker.template.Template.WrongEncodingException(String) - Use `#WrongEncodingException(String, String)`. -

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