set

Syntax

[#set name : type = value]
or
[#set name1 : type1 = value1 
      name2 : type2 = value2 
      ... 
      nameN : typeN = valueN]
or
[#set name]
assigned value
[/#set]

where:

Description

The set directive declares and initializes variables for use within the template. With this you can create a new variable, or replace an existing variable. As a convenience feature, you can do more than one assignment with one set tag.

Examples

Creates a String variable and initializes its value:

[#set myString = "Hello World"]

Creates a List variable and initializes its value:

[#set seasons = ["winter", "spring", "summer", "autumn"]]

Create the two variables in one set directive:

[#set myString = "Hello World" 
      seasons = ["winter", "spring", "summer", "autumn"]]

Assigns the type of a UML operation to a variable:

[#set theType : uml21.Type = myOperation.type]

Assigns a multiline text to a variable:

[#set largeString]
Some multi line text
with dynamic text ${myFeature.name}
[/#set]