Basic syntax

Variable name

In its simplest form, a variable is specified as follows:

[Group.Variable]

The variable name is surrounded by square brackets. Whitespace is not allowed in the variable specification.

Variable names contain two segments separated with a period. The first segment is the group name; the second segment is the variable name within the group.

Arguments

Some variables can contain arguments that help determine the variable's dynamic value. Arguments are specified as follows:

[Group.Variable:ArgumentName1="Value",ArgumentName2="Value"]

In this example, two arguments are defined with names "ArgumentName1" and "ArgumentName2". If a variable has arguments, the variable name is followed by a colon which is followed by the arguments. For each argument, the argument name is followed by an equal sign and the value of that argument between single or double quotes. The value can contain single quotes if it is double-quoted, or double quotes if it is single-quoted. A comma separates the arguments if there is more than one. A variable specification must not contain any whitespace except when required in a quoted argument value.

See also:

• Data types

• Formatting

• Comparing

• Indexed variables

• String manipulations