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caption: Macro Definitions
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created: 20150220181617000
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modified: 20171215152754837
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tags: WikiText
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title: Macro Definitions in WikiText
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type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
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A [[macro|Macros]] is defined using a `\define` [[pragma|Pragma]]. Like any pragma, this can only appear at the start of a tiddler.
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The first line of the definition specifies the macro name and any parameters. Each parameter has a name, and optionally a default value that is used if no value is supplied on a particular call to the macro. The lines that follow contain the macro's text (i.e. the snippet represented by the macro name), until `\end` appears on a line by itself:
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<$codeblock code={{$:/editions/tw5.com/macro-examples/say-hi}}/>
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Alternatively, the entire definition can be presented on a single line, without an `\end` marker:
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```
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\define sayhi(name:"Bugs Bunny") Hi, I'm $name$.
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```
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A more formal [[presentation|Macro Definition Syntax]] of this syntax is also available.
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!! Placeholders
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The snippet can contain placeholders for parameters. These consist of a parameter name between dollar signs, like `$this$`.
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It can also contain placeholders for [[variables|Variables]]. These consist of a variable name (or macro name) between dollar signs and round brackets, like `$(this)$`.
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The actual value of the parameter or variable is substituted for the placeholder whenever the macro is called:
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<$importvariables filter="$:/editions/tw5.com/macro-examples/say-hi-using-variables">
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<$codeblock code={{$:/editions/tw5.com/macro-examples/say-hi-using-variables}}/>
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<$macrocall $name=".example" n="1"
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eg="""<$set name="address" value="Rabbit Hole Hill">
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<<say-hi-using-variables>>
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</$set>"""/>
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</$importvariables>
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!! Parameters as Variables
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The parameters to a wikitext macro are also available as special variables named as the parameter name wrapped in double underscores. For example, the example above could also be expressed as:
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```
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\define sayhi(name:"Bugs Bunny") Hi, I'm <$text text=<<__name__>>/>.
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```
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Accessing parameters as variables only works in macros that are wikified and not, for example, when a macro is used as an attribute value. The advantage of the technique is that it avoids the parameter value being substituted into the macro as a literal string, which in turn can help avoid issues with parameters that contain quotes.
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For example, consider this macro. It is intended to wrap a DIV around another macro invocation, passing through the single parameter to the inner macro:
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```
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\define related-tags(base-tag)
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<div class="wrapper">
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<$macrocall $name="anothermacro" param="""$base-tag$"""/>
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</div>
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\end
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```
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The code above will fail if the macro is invoked with the argument containing triple double quotes (for example `<<related-tags 'Triple """ Quotes'>>`). Using parameter variables offers a workaround:
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```
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\define related-tags(base-tag)
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<div class="wrapper">
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<$macrocall $name="anothermacro" param=<<__base-tag__>>/>
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</div>
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\end
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```
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!! Scope
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Macros are available to the tiddler that defines them, plus any tiddlers that it transcludes.
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To make a macro available to all tiddlers, define it in a tiddler that has the tag <<.tag $:/tags/Macro>>.
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It is also possible to write a macro as a [[JavaScript module|https://tiddlywiki.com/dev/index.html#JavaScript%20Macros]]. ~JavaScript macros are available to all tiddlers, and offer the maximum flexibility.
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A tiddler can manually import macro definitions from a [[selection|Title Selection]] of other tiddlers by using the <<.wlink ImportVariablesWidget>> widget.
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