From: Hans Hagen via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
To: Willi Egger via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Cc: Hans Hagen <j.hagen@xs4all.nl>
Subject: Re: Failing \doifemptyelse
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 22:59:41 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <f65dc5a6-3a1d-0c8f-8b77-3483c55e6056@xs4all.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BF59FBC2-A5E6-4819-A897-A19010C148D8@boede.nl>
On 6/23/2022 9:16 PM, Willi Egger via ntg-context wrote:
> Good evening gurus!
>
> Why is the minimal example failing? i.e. executing always the else-branch?
>
> \setuppapersize[A6][A6]
>
> \setvariables
> [Test]
> [Number=]
>
>
> \starttext
> Value of variable Number before test: \getvariable{Test}{Number} \crlf
>
> \doifemptyelse{\getvariable{Test}{Number}}
> {\dorecurse
> {5}
> {TEST}
> }
> {Nothing defined \par
> Contents of variable Number: \getvariable{Test}{Number}
> }
>
> \stoptex
because that one doesn't expand the argument
\doifelsenothing
\doifelsesomething
\doifnothing
\doifsomething
can be used for your purpose
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-06-23 20:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-06-23 19:16 Willi Egger via ntg-context
2022-06-23 19:54 ` Wolfgang Schuster via ntg-context
2022-06-23 20:59 ` Hans Hagen via ntg-context [this message]
2022-06-23 21:00 ` Hans Hagen via ntg-context
2022-06-24 3:42 ` Wolfgang Schuster via ntg-context
2022-06-24 11:59 ` Willi Egger via ntg-context
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