Method parameters

This document lists the format of method parameters that you can use in:

The following table describes formats that you can use for parameters that you use in declarative method calls:

Parameter	Description
this	Indicates the current element.
this.attName	Indicates attribute value of attName on the current element. For example: this.text
5	An integer.
5.5	A double.
true/false	A boolean.
"string"	A string surrounded by double quotes. - To include a freestanding " (double quote), use \" - To include a freestanding \ (backslash), use \\ Example: "Dave said \"hello\" "
'string'	A string surrounded by single quotes. - To include a freestanding ' (single quote) use \' - To include a freestanding \ (backslash), use \\ Example: 'Dave said \'hello'\ '
elementId -	An element in the UI dom. Example: myButton
elementId.attName	Indicates attribute value of attName on an element in the UI dom. Example: myButton.text
container:name	Indicates an object in the given container. Container names include mco, macro and document. Example: container:nxml Note: You can add additional containers through the ClientSession interface.
container:name.method(... )	Indicates a method call on an obect in the given container. Example: mco:myMco.do()
name.method(...)	Indicates a method call on a system service availabe in XML. Example: XPathService.evaluateAsString( '/button/text()' ) Note: You can add System services through the ClientSession interface.