Re: Filling variable with an element attribute

["Lynne A. Price" <lprice@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 01:05 AM 10/29/2004, Jean Yves BISIAUX wrote:
> I need to fill in a FM variable with the content of an element attribute
> value,
> the attribute value can change in the same document.
>
> I am trying to use a H/F variable definition, but it doesn't permit to
> access
> to the attribute of an element.


Jean Yves,
  To include an attribute value in a running H/F variable, use the syntax:
       <$attribute[attrname]>
This syntax displays the value of an attribute of the specified name 
(attrname) regardless of the element type on which it appears. You can 
restrict the display to an element of a particular type with the variation:
       <$attribute[attrname:eltname]>
And if you want the last attribute value on the page instead of the first, use
       <$attribute[attrname:+,eltname]>

        --Lynne




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