Value mixin

This is the documentation for 3.0.4 version, which is not the latest version. Consider upgrading to 4.3.0.

The value(obj, params) mixin is the entry point to insert a value in a text. Its behavior depends of the type of obj.

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Number

When obj is a number, you can indicate how to format it: units, ordinals, cardinals, etc. For instance, \#[+value(5500, {'TEXTUAL':true })] will output five thousand five hundred.

Date

When obj is a date, the date-fns lib will be used to format it. You should put a parameter to indicate how to format it. See Value for Dates.

String / noun

When obj is a string, it will either just output the string, or generate a nominal group if more parameters are set. For instance, \#[+value('apple', { det:'INDEFINITE', adj:'big' })] will generate a big apple.

There is an alternative Simplified Syntax available for some languages.

Structured object

When obj is a structured object, it will trigger the referring expressions mechanisms.

The first parameter is an object, and there are generally very few additional parameters: for instance, #[+value(PRODUCT)] or \#[+value(PRODUCT, {REPRESENTANT: 'ref'})].

You have to define how to transform the structured object into text.

Value of a mixin

When the first parameter is a mixin, this mixin will be called, and the additional parameters of value will simply be sent to the mixin.