I need to modify freemarker templates and I am having problems understanding the logic of existing templates.
DITTO - I am not a freemarker expert but I read the reference guide.
What is puzzling me - all these pojo.someMethod() that are used in existing templates. Where they are defined? What if I want to change the logic of their behavior? Where can I define my own method?
If some kind soul can give me tips on template creation/editing I would appreciate it greatly.
Thanks.

they are defined in hibernatetools.jar in the PojoClass which hides the sometimes ugly traversal logic in Configuration API.

Use the "toolclass" trick from the hibernate tools doc to get your own instances.

When you say " use tool class trick from the hibernate tools doc to get your own instances" what exactly do you mean? Is it possible to get the "pojo" object with all properties set, so that I can use it further to add my own functionality? Please mention the exact link on this..

Goto http://docs.jboss.org/tools/2.1.0.Beta1 ... index.html search for "toolclass" and you should find: http://docs.jboss.org/tools/2.1.0.Beta1 ... ml#d0e3308

This does not allow you to override what $pojo does (maybe we should allow for that) but it allows you to add your own java logic.