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show

Longname: show string   Open the Documentation Legend
Released: 7.80 
Created: 7.80 
See also: var attr mini getvar indirect (n/a) expr xpath attrloop tokloop measure xpointer fs fish fishloop prop propval length lookup resolve string perl lump_expand hash taginfo format_num format_seq css char Technote: 0080

Summary
A keyword used with function variables: ^[funcname parameter(s)]. This syntax can be used anywhere that a regular 3B2 variable can be used: in show strings, in scripts, in expressions, etc. Function variables are a V8 feature that uniforms variable use and functions into a readable syntax. The 'show' function is defined for completeness within showstrings and behaves like <?show>, but does also enable use of show strings and showstring functions within scripts.
Example extract

The following show string will display the current value of the th command (text height).

 <?show ^[prop th]?>

Syntax (7.80)
show string:t
string:t

Any valid showstring.

Show the showstring to display the variable 'var'.

 <?show $^[show $^var]>

In a script, create a new stream and show the evalutated content from the showstring into it.

 ^[stream tx1]=^[show $60#para$62#$^mystring $10#]

Document created on 11-Nov-2004 (revision 1)