Core set command
Handlebars aware set command.
Overview
Command may be used as drop-in replacements for Concordion set command when handlebars-template support is needed.
Examples
New variable could be created in the following ways:
ccVar = 1
Embedded command
Recommended idiomatic way.
From value attribute
veNoBody with the value equal to ccVar.
<pre e:set="#veNoBody" value="{{ccVar}}"/>1New variable
veNoBody has value: 1
From tag body
veBody with the value equal to concordion var = + ccVar value.
<pre e:set="#veBody">concordion var = {{ccVar}}</pre>concordion var = 1New variable
veBody has value: concordion var = 1
From file
veFile with the value equal to: File template: ccVar = {{ccVar}}
<pre e:set="#veFile" from="/data/core/file.txt"/>File template: ccVar = 1New variable
veFile has value: File template: ccVar = 1
Custom tag command
Not recommended legacy-style.
From value attribute
vcNoBody with the value equal to ccVar.
<e:set var="#vcNoBody" value="{{ccVar}}"/>1New variable
vcNoBody has value: 1
From body
vcBody with the value equal to: concordion var = + ccVar value.
<e:set var="#vcBody">concordion var = {{ccVar}}</e:set>concordion var = 1New variable
vcBody has value: concordion var = 1
From file
vcFile with the value equal to: File template: ccVar = {{ccVar}}
<e:set var="#vcFile" from="/data/core/file.txt"/>File template: ccVar = 1New variable
vcFile has value: File template: ccVar = 1
Silent set
To set variable silently without rendering in report just set display: none style attribute.
v1Silent with the value equal to 1:
<e:set var="#v1Silent" hidden="">1</e:set>1and
v2Silent with the value equal to 2:
<pre e:set="#v2Silent" hidden="">2</pre>2
New variable v1Silent has value: 1
New variable v2Silent has value: 2
Pretty-print
Exam uses highlightjs library for code highlighting, which can be used according to documentation:
"This will find and highlight code inside of <pre><code> tags; it tries to detect the language automatically. If automatic detection doesn’t work for you, or you simply prefer to be explicit, you can specify the language manually in the using the class attribute..."
vPretty with the value equal to { "a" : 1 }:
<pre class="language-json">
<code e:set="#vPretty">{ "a" : 1 }</code>
</pre>{ "a" : 1 }
New variable vPretty has value: { "a" : 1 }