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{id}'s full name: <{ln}, {fn}??withheld>
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This example includes the following rules:
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{A}
{A.B[2] + C('text')}
{A.B(C)}
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The angle bracket indicates a format group, where constant text is only included if one or both adjoining references are non-empty. The expression to the right of the ?? (coalesce) operator is used if the format group evaluates to empty. The ?? section is optional.
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The following examples will try to illustrate the various paths that an evaluation of a formatting group can take.
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<{A}, {B}>
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A | B | Result |
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1 | 2 | 1, 2 |
1 | 1 | |
2 | 2 |
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<{A};{B};{C}: Message>
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A | B | C | Result |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 1;2;3: Message |
1 | 2 | 1;2 | |
1 | 1 | ||
2 | 3 | 2;3: Message |
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<{A} items??empty>
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A | Result |
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1 | 1 items |
empty |
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<{A}, {B}.??<{C}??Nothing defined!>>
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A | B | C | Result |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 1, 2 |
2 | 3 | 2 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | |
3 | 3 | ||
Nothing defined! |
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My name is <{LastName}, {FirstName} {MiddleInitial}.> and my phone number is <{MobNumber}??<{TelNumber}??<{FaxNumber}>>>.
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LastName | FirstName | MiddleInitial | MobNumber | TelNumber | FaxNumber | Result |
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Doe | John | Q | 0765551111 | 0765552222 | 0765553333 | My name is Doe |
Doe | John | Q | 0765552222 | 0765553333 | My name is Doe | |
Doe | John | 0765552222 | 0765553333 | My name is Doe | ||
Doe | 0765553333 | My name is Doe and my phone number is 0765553333. | ||||
Doe | My name is Doe and my phone number is . | |||||
John | My name is John and my phone number is . | |||||
0765553333 | My name is and my phone number is 0765553333. | |||||
My name is and my phone number is . |
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<My name is <{LastName}, {FirstName}, {MiddleInitial}.> and my phone number is <{MobNumber}??<{TelNumber}??<{FaxNumber}>>>.??No data>
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LastName | FirstName | MiddleInitial | MobNumber | TelNumber | FaxNumber | Result |
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Doe | John | Q | 0765551111 | 0765552222 | 0765553333 | My name is Doe |
Doe | John | Q | 0765552222 | 0765553333 | My name is Doe | |
Doe | John | 0765552222 | 0765553333 | My name is Doe | ||
Doe | 0765553333 | My name is Doe and my phone number is 0765553333. | ||||
Doe | My name is Doe | |||||
John | My name is John | |||||
0765553333 | 0765553333. | |||||
No data |
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