Formatting Tokens

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Formatting Tokens

TWiki defines some standard special tokens that can be used to replace characters in some parameters - notably those to FormattedSearch and IfStatements - to defer evaluation of the parameter until later. These special tokens are often called "escapes", because they allow the character to "escape" from its normal meaning.

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`$n` or `$n()`	New line. Use `$n()` if followed by alphanumeric character, e.g. write `Foo$n()Bar` instead of `Foo$nBar`
`$nop` or `$nop()`	Is a "no operation". This variable gets removed; useful for nested search
`$quot`	Double quote (`"`) (\" also works)

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`$percnt`	Percent sign (`%`)
`$dollar`	Dollar sign (`$`)

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If you ever find yourself needing to escape an escape, you can use $dollar to escape the leading dollar, thus: $dollarpercnt. \ No newline at end of file

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> Related topics: FormattedSearch, IfStatements, QuerySearch, TWikiForms

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Formatting Tokens

`$n` or `$n()`	New line. Use `$n()` if followed by alphanumeric character, e.g. write `Foo$n()Bar` instead of `Foo$nBar`
`$nop` or `$nop()`	Is a "no operation". This variable gets removed; useful for nested search
`$quot`	Double quote (`"`) (\" also works)
`$percnt`	Percent sign (`%`)
`$dollar`	Dollar sign (`$`)

If you ever find yourself needing to escape an escape, you can use $dollar to escape the leading dollar, thus: $dollarpercnt.

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