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merge
Type
Function
Syntax
merge(stringToEvaluate)
See Also
Introduced
1.1
Environment
Desktop, Web and Server
Platform Support
MacOS,Mac OS X,Windows,Linux
Security
None required
Summary
Evaluates any expressions in a string, replaces them with their value, and returns the transformed string.
Examples
merge("1+1 equals [[1+1]]") -- returns "1+1 equals 2"
merge("The current folder is [[the defaultFolder]]")
Use the merge function to combine text with the result of evaluating expressions in a single string.
Parameters:
The stringToEvaluate is a string of any length, which may include expressions enclosed in double square brackets ([[expression]]) and return statements enclosed in "<?" and "?>" (<?return expression?>).
Value:
The merge function returns a string.
Comments:
The merge function evaluates any expressions in double square brackets, and replaces them with the expression's value.
It also executes any return statements enclosed in "<?" and "?>", and replaces them by the value returned.
Your Comment
e.g. for example:
on mouseUp put quote & "Foobar" & quote && the short name of this stack \ & return & \ the layer of this card && "/" && the short ID of me into \ tVariable end mouseUp
... can be written:
on mouseUp put merge("[[quote]]Foobar[[quote]] [[the short name of \ this stack]]") & return & \ merge("[[the layer of this card]] / [[the short ID \ of me]]") into tVariable end mouseUp