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vdl-action-set-var

Set the value of a VDL variable. The new value will be returned.

Required parent element

Must be contained within one of the following elements:

Example

<vdl-var name="CurrentMyScalarValue" value=""></vdl-var>
<vdl-action-group name="captureCurrentMyScalar">
  <vdl-action command="=scenario.entities.MyScalar.value"></vdl-action>
  <!-- Because the value attribute isn't specified the VDL variable will be updated with the return value from the previous VDL action -->
  <vdl-action-set-var var="CurrentMyScalarValue"></vdl-action-set-var>
</vdl-action-group>

Attributes

var The name of the VDL variable. required
value The value to set for the VDL variable. Can either be a dynamic expression or a static value. If the value attribute is not set then the current value from the VDL action group will be used. accepts expression