Markup Variables

Markup variables are used for macro-replacement in FitNesse pages. They provide another way to parameterise your tests with static values (not changing during a test execution). Define a variable using:

!define variablename {value}

and then use it anywhere in the page with this syntax:

${variablename}

Unlike symbols, markup variables can be used also as a part of a cell. Note that variables are processed in FitNesse while building the HTML page, so they are not available to fixtures at runtime. Here is an example:

!define town {Houston}

!|ColumnFixtureTest|
|firstPart|secondPart|together?|
|Hello|World|Hello, World|
|${town}|We Have a Problem|${town}, We Have a Problem|

Markup variables are especially useful to extract a common value to a single place, so that it can be changed easily. They can also be used to parameterise included pages. For example, you can write a test component that is frequently used, and then call it with different parameter values by using markup variables. See http://fitnesse.org/FitNesse.ParameterizedIncludes for an example.

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