The multi-faceted dollar-sign

Variables & Clones

BLUEPHRASE uses the dollar sign for variables, sequencers, inner clones, and outer clones.

The use pragma allows externally defined variables to be used within a BLUEPHRASE manuscript.

Declaring and using variables

Text variables

Declaring and using text variables.

Attribute variables

Using variables inside shorthand attributes.

Sequencing variables

Declaring sequencers for use as automatic incrementors.

Alternate numbering schemes

Formatting sequencers with other counting methods.

Saving variable values

Saving a copy of a variable and using it to restore its value when needed.

Clones

Inner clones

Using inner clones to copy the inner phrases only.

Outer clones

Using outer clones to copy a phrase and its complete phrase hierarchy.

Unplaced manuscripts

Unplaced phrases and variables

Defining phrases and variables for use elsewhere.

Declaring phrases just for clones

Using a !use pragma to include a hidden phrase hierarchy for later cloning.

Using an invisible manuscript

Using the !use pragma to inject variables and clone templates into the BLUEPROCESSOR.