Parameterized Includes

2008-06-08 - 23:07:02 by RichMorin in Usability

I have recently been creating a number of TWiki pages that contain multiple variations on very similar code; e.g., many twisties like this one:

%TWISTY{mode="div"
  showlink="<tt>schema_info</tt>"
  hidelink="<tt>schema_info</tt>"
  showimgleft="%ICONURLPATH{toggleopen-small}%"
  hideimgleft="%ICONURLPATH{toggleclose-small}%"
}%

where the only difference is the showlink/hidelink text.

As a programmer, I don't like to repeat code. I prefer to write a function, use a macro, or set a variable. (Don't Repeat Yourself).

I asked the TWiki Community for suggestions in GenericMacroProcessing and Peter Thoeny suggested ParameterizedIncludes.

Parameterized Includes are just the thing! I've defined several at the top level of my Project web:

http://cfcl.com/twiki/bin/view/Projects/WebIncludes

and am using them a zillion times on pages such as:

Once again, TWiki has what I need!

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Topic revision: r7 - 2008-09-01 - RichMorin

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