Difference: FormattedSearch (10 vs. 11)

Revision 1128 Sep 2003 - PeterThoeny

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META TOPICPARENT	name="TWikiVariables"

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`$topic(20)`	Topic name, "`-` " hyphenated each 20 characters
`$topic(30, -<br />)`	Topic name, hyphenated each 30 characters with separator "`-<br />`"
`$topic(40, ...)`	Topic name, shortended to 40 characters with "`...`" indication

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$text Formatted topic text

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$text Formatted topic text. In case of a multiple="on" search, it is the line found for each search hit.

`$locked`	LOCKED flag (if any)
`$date`	Time stamp of last topic update, like `19 May 2026 - 02:53`
`$isodate`	Time stamp of last topic update, like `2026-05-19T02:53Z`

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`$formfield(name, 10)`	Form field value, "`-` " hyphenated each 10 characters
`$formfield(name, 20, -<br />)`	Form field value, hyphenated each 20 characters with separator "`-<br />`"
`$formfield(name, 30, ...)`	Form field value, shortended to 30 characters with "`...`" indication

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$pattern(reg-exp) A regular expression pattern to extract some text from a topic. For example, $pattern(.*?\*.*?Email\:\s*([^\n\r]+).*) extracts the email address from a bullet of format * Email: ....

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$pattern(reg-exp) A regular expression pattern to extract some text from a topic. In case of a multiple="on" search, the pattern is applied to the line found in each search hit. For example, $pattern(.*?\*.*?Email\:\s*([^\n\r]+).*) extracts the email address from a bullet of format * Email: ....

`$n` or `$n()`	New line
`$nop` or `$nop()`	Is a "no operation". This variable gets removed; useful for nested search
`$quot`	Double quote (`"`). Alternatively write `\"` to escape it

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