Thanks for this explanation Eric! I've made a note in my wiki! On Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 11:24:52 PM UTC-6, Eric Shulman wrote: > > On Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 7:29:05 PM UTC-8, Diego Mesa wrote: >> >> Can some one clarify on the use of << vs < when referencing variables... >> > > In TiddlyWiki *content*, variables are referenced using <<variableName>>. > The double-bracket syntax is used to avoid conflicts with standard HTML > syntax (i.e., <b> starts normal HTML bold formatting, while <<b>> embeds > the value of a TiddlyWiki variable named "b") > > However, within TiddlyWiki *filters*, there is no need doubling the > brackets, as HTML is not allowed *within* the filter, so only single > <variableName> is used. > > ...and why I don't have to wrap <fieldname> with [<fieldname>] before >> giving it to split. > > > Think of the brackets in filters as part of the operand itself rather than > a "container" for the operand. The type of bracket indicates the type of > operand being used: > use [...] for literal values, e.g., [texthere] > use {...} for field references, e.g., {!!fieldname} > use <...> for variables e.g. <currentTiddler> > > Thus, to split the literal text, "sometext", you could write: > [title[sometext]splitbefore[t]removesuffix[t]] > you would get "some" as a result. > > If the value "sometext" is stored in a field named "somefield" in the > current tiddler, you could write: > [{!!somefield}splitbefore[t]removesuffix[t]] > > and, if the value "sometext" is stored in a variable named "somevariable", > you could write: > [<somevariable>splitbefore[t]removesuffix[t]] > > As a slightly more complex example, suppose the value to split on was also > stored in a variable. Then you could write: > [<somevariable>splitbefore<othervariable>removesuffix<othervariable>] > > hope this helps, > > enjoy, > -e > Eric Shulman > TiddlyTools.com: "Small Tools for Big Ideas!" (tm) > InsideTiddlyWiki: The Missing Manuals >
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