Autodefined variables
PDML2 has a number of pre-defined variables (e.g. pagenumber etc.) that you can insert in your PDML2 documents. During the parsing the variables will be replaced with actual information.
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| &pagenumber; | Filled in with the current pagenumber at runtime. Remember to start your pages with the <page> tag. This tag can be used anywhere within the <body> element. |
| &pagecount; | Filled in with the total number of pages at runtime. This tag can be used anywhere within the <body> element. |
| &title; | Filled in with the text from the documents <title> tag from the <header> section. This tag can be used anywhere within the <body> element. |
| &author; | Filled in with the text from the documents <author> tag from the <header> section. This tag can be used anywhere within the <body> element. |
| &subject; | Filled in with the text from the documents <subject> tag from the <header> section. This tag can be used anywhere within the <body> element. |
| &creator; | Filled in with the text from the documents <creator> tag from the <header> section. This tag can be used anywhere within the <body> element. |
Example
<pdml> <header> <title>Hello PDML</title> </header> <body> This is page &pagenumber; of &pagecount; pages. </body> </pdml>