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local variables for each macro
  
 
Posted: Oct 12, 2017

Hi, local variables aren’t completely local right know.
Would it be possible to make them only valid for the current macro?

I ran into some problems until I realized that this:

outputmacro: ^f1()

    $$_test = TESTVALUE
    ^f2()
    test is $$_test


outputmacro: ^f2() 
    $$_test = CHANGED 


leads to

Test executing test is CHANGED

 
 

 
Posted: Oct 12, 2017
   [ # 1 ]

$_ variables are completely local
 

 
Posted: Oct 12, 2017
   [ # 2 ]

So my tests works for you?
If they are local to the macro the $$_test of ^f2 shouldn’t change the output generated by ^f1().
So the output should be “Test executing test is TESTVALUE”, shouldn’t it?
 

 
Posted: Oct 12, 2017
   [ # 3 ]

I did not say $$_test was local. I said $_test would be local.
$$ are global transient and $ are global permanent.

$_ are pure local to a macro or a topic during its current incarnation (if the topic calls something that then invokes the topic again, that is a separate incarnation.
 

 
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