Sometimes the '>>' and/or '<<' delimiters in a StringTemplate group file need to be used as regular strings. This can arise if a StringTemplate is writing out C-code that uses the C operators '<<' or '>>'. For example, consider the follwing StringTemplate in a StringTemplate group file:
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If one uses the above template, a run-time error will occur because the shift operators in the statements are being interpreted as the beginning or end of a multiline StringTemplate. Ths solution is to escape each of the angle brackets within the StringTemplate:
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group
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mygroup;
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mycode(a,b,c)
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::=
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<<
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.
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.
...
.
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d
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=
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e
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\>\>
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3;
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f
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=
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g
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\<\<
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4;
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.
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.
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.
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>>
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