5.12. define Filter

Interface

The general syntax is:

  !block define[; parameters]
  table
  !endblock

The parameters are:

Name	Type	Rule
family	string	<\w+>
export	boolean

The table fields are:

Field	Category	Rule
Name	key	<\w+>
Value	optional

See Understanding Filter Interfaces, if necessary.

Description

The define filter is a convenient way of calling the define macro for several variables.

The family parameter is often used to specify a common prefix.

The export parameter can be used to export the variables to the target document system. See the export macro for further details on variable exporting.

Examples

!block define
Name            Value
COMPANY_NAME    ACME Mining
COMPANY_PHONE   1234 5678
!endblock

A simpler version is:

!block define; family="COMPANY"
Name    Value
NAME    ACME Mining
PHONE   1234 5678
!endblock