Data member expression examples

Same-level data member reference

Input

'The document Id is {DocumentId}.'

Output

'The document Id is 929bdc15-79d8-4a1f-9467-c237f040939d.'

Breakdown

1. 'The document Id is '
2. {DocumentId}
3. Evaluates to "929bdc15-79d8-4a1f-9467-c237f040939d"
4. '.'

Assuming that the domain object has:
data member 'DocumentId' equal to '929bdc15-79d8-4a1f-9467-c237f040939d'.

Referencing data members deeper

Input

'The customer is {Customer.Party.PartyName} and its number is {Customer.Number}.'

Output

'The customer is John Doe and its number is C12345.'

Breakdown

1. 'The customer is '
2. {Customer.Party.PartyName}
   • Follows the reference path:
     • Customer
       • .Party
         • .PartyName
   • Evaluates to 'John Doe
3. ' and its number is '
4. {Customer.Number}
   • Follows the reference path:
     • Customer
       • .Number
   • Evaluates to 'C12345'
5. '.'

Assuming that the domain object has:
data member 'Customer' with members 'Party.PartyName' equal to 'John Doe' and 'Number' equal to 'C12345'.

Including a format specifier

Input

"The customer is {Customer.Party.PartyName:de}."

Output

"The customer is John Doe."

Breakdown

1. 'The customer is '
2. {Customer.Party.PartyName:de}
   • Follows the reference path:
     • Customer
       • .Party
         • .PartyName
   • Evaluates to MultilanguageString object
   • Format specifier finds :de and applies it.
   • Returns 'Max Mustermann'
3. '.'

#Error# Not existing reference

Input

'The customer is {Customer.Name}.'

Output

'The customer is #Error: Attribute 'Name' not found#.'

Breakdown

1. 'The customer is '
2. {Customer.Name}
   • Follows the reference path:
     • Customer
       • .Name --> Fail. Reference doesn't exist.
   • Returns error.
3. '.'