Set variable

XML

<set var="var" key="(no key)">
    string
</set>

<set /> sets the value of a variable.

These three statements are semantically equivalent:

XML

					<set var="var[key]">value</set>
					<set var="var.key">value</set>
					<set var="var" key="key">value</set>

These two statements are semantically equivalent:

XML

					<set var="var[]">value</set>
					<array:push var="var">value</array:push>

Attributes

Name	Type	Description	Defined By
var	var	Variable name	set
key	string	Key	set

Results

Binding	Type	Predicate
var	string	N/A

Examples

Setting regular variables

XML

<set var="firstname">Bill</set>
<set var="lastname">Gates</set>
<output>$firstname $lastname</output>
<!-- Bill Gates -->

Setting array items implicitly

XML

<set var="names[bg]">Bill Gates</set>
<set var="names.sj">Steve Jobs</set>
<output>$names.bg and $names[sj] are competitors!</output>
<!-- Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are competitors! -->

Setting array items explicitly

XML

<set var="names" key="bg">Bill Gates</set>
<set var="names" key="sj">Steve Jobs</set>
<output>$names.bg and $names[sj] are competitors!</output>
<!-- Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are competitors! -->