⌂ Variables
Directives
- #ADJUSTDATE
- #APPEND
- #ASSIGN
- #COUNT
- #EXISTS
- #FORMAT
- #GETTYPE
- #GLOBAL
- #LOCAL
- #NEW
- #REF
- #SIZE
- #SOURCE

#NEW

Assigns the contents of the statement block to a variable. The block can contain cTemplate code to produce the value. This statement does not produce output.

Prototype

#NEW($variable) ... #ENDNEW

Parameters

variable - Variable name to set to the content between the #NEW() and #ENDNEW. It can be a new/uninitialized variable, or an existing variable to be modified.

Example

To assign a string we must enclose the string in quotes.

#NEW($B)Text#ENDNEW
$B is the magic string.

Result

Text is the magic string.

Analysis

In this example, a new variable called $B is created and is set to the value Text.

#APPEND, #ASSIGN

< #LOCAL
#REF >

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