SetVariable
Associates a value with a variable name. The value can be a simple value or a more complex one consisting of several elements.
Child elements: Attribute, Columns, Copy-of, Element, ForAll, Loop, Paragraph, SortSequence, Switch, TableNewPage, Tablehead, Tablerule, Td, Tr, Value
Parent elements: AtPageCreation, AtPageShipout, Case, Contents, ForAll, Include, Layout, Loop, Otherwise, Record, SavePages, Until, While
The value of the contents.
Show information about the assignment in the log file.
yes: |
Show information. |
no: |
Don't show information (default). |
The name of the variable that holds the contents.
Variables have global scope.
<Record element="product"> <SetVariable variable="wd" select="5"/> <PlaceObject> <Textblock width="{ $wd }"> <Paragraph> <Value select="$articlenumber"/> </Paragraph> </Textblock> </PlaceObject> </Record>
The following example shows a more complex scenario: you can collect complex elements in a variable.
<Record element="products"> <SetVariable variable="articletext"/> <ProcessNode select="article"/> <PlaceObject> <Textblock> <Value select=" $articletext "/> </Textblock> </PlaceObject> </Record> <Record element="article"> <SetVariable variable="articletext"> <!-- the previous contents is added --> <Value select="$articletext"/> <Paragraph> <Value select=" @description "/> </Paragraph> </SetVariable> </Record>