Quick question about $ variables

[Alan DeKok]

stefan.paetow at diamond.ac.uk wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've been looking at using ${...} variables wherever I can and so far it's been relatively successful. The only place where I am stuck is using some comparisons, e.g.
> 
> if ("%{Attribute}" == "${variable}") {

  That's wrong.  Use:

	if (Attribute == ${variable}) {

- Attributes can be referenced just by their name.  There's no need to
wrap them in "%{...}".  That is only for other strings.

- wrapping the ${variable} in "" means it will *not* get expanded when
the configuration file loads.

> The Attribute portion expands, the $-variable part does not (although it is in double-quotes as per the unlang documentation). Quoting the literal value of the variable works.
> 
> Am I correct in saying that this is not supported? Just asking so I know how far I can push this :-)

  "${variable}" is not supported, and will not be support.

  Alan DeKok.