list - Freemarker: getting a Template with include (prefix) -

im trying following:

maintemplate.ftl

<root>   <#list items item>     <#include "custom_item.ftl">  [option 1]   </#list>     <#include "custom_item.ftl">    [option 2] </root> 

custom_item.ftl

<root>   <name>${name}</name> </root> 

in files include [option 1], in others [option 2]. access ${name} variable have use 2 different ways:

- option 1: ${item.name} - option 2: ${name} 

totally understandable, issue. how can make sure works? supplying prefix include same.

for example like:

maintemplate.ftl

<root>   <#list items item>     <#include "custom_item.ftl" prefix='item'>  [option 1]   </#list>     <#include "custom_item.ftl">    [option 2] </root> 

custom_item.ftl

<root>   <# assign prefix = prefix?root>   <name>${prefix.name}</name> </root> 

which work. approach doesnt work, has solution work?

edit: answer included

maintemplate.ftl

<root>   <#list listitems listitem>     <#assign item = listitem>     <#include "custom_item.ftl">     </#list>     <#assign item = .data_model>   <#include "custom_item.ftl">     </root> 

custom_item.ftl

<root>   <name>${item.name}</name> </root> 

always use ${item.name}. in case when data-model root item (is it?), can <#assign item = .data_model> before #include.