SET -- set a preference setting during runtime

A preference setting created via %SET will only be usable on the topic where it has been found by the parser, similar to normal preference settings. Each call to %INCLUDE opens a new scope for preference variables. An %INCLUDE of another topic containing a %SET statement will not define those values in the including topic's scope. In contrast, a TMPL:DEF template definition containing %SET macros will add those values to the current scope as if these settings have been parsed as part of the current topic's text.

Setting a preference setting in a list like in

   * Set foo = %SEARCH{...

will store the text of the TML expression.

The equivalent %SET statement:

%SET{"foo" value="%SEARCH{..."}%

will store the result of the TML expression as a consequence of the parser processing macros inside-out-left-to-right.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default
"name"	Name of preference to set
value	Value to set it to

Examples

To cache the result of another macro use %SET{"search_result" value="%SEARCH{...}%"}%. The result of the value expression will be temporarily bound to the variable %search_result% and might be used within the scope of the current topic being processed

Related

PreferenceSettings