Expressions
An expression is a combination of one or more explicit functions, variables, operators and constants. It is a valid unit of code that can be evaluated to a single value or object.
Types of Expressions
Expression in deluge are classified as follows:
- String Expression
- Numeric Expression
- DateTime Expression
- Boolean Expression
String Expression
A string expression represents a sequence of characters or text. For example: "abcd" , "zoho" + "platform" + " - online".
- strVar="Your contact has been saved";
- sendmail
- [
- To : zoho.adminuserid
- From : zoho.adminuserid
- Subject : "The feedback you had sent has been incorporated in zohoplatform"
- Message : "Comments" + strVar
- ]
In the above sample,
- The variable zoho.adminuserid returns the emailid of the application owner.
- "Comments" is a string expression.
- "Comments " +strVar is also a string expression.
- "Comments" is a string expression.
- "Comments " +strVar is also a string expression.
Numeric Expression
A numeric expression evaluates to a number such as, floating point (e.g. 4.556 or -5.311) or integer numbers (e.g. -41 , 6243).
- English =4.556
- Arts=6243
- value = (English + Arts) / 2
In the above sample, (English + Arts) / 2 is a numeric expression.
DateTime Expression
A datetime expression involves operations with calendar terms such as date, time, day, week, etc. You can add or subtract a fixed number of days, week or time from date. The end value of such expression must be a valid date along with time information.
- today.getDay()
In the above sample, today returns the current date.
Boolean Expression
The boolean expressions are conditional expressions that evaluates certain condition and return true or false. The result of a Boolean expression is either true or false.
For example, 2 > 4, 4< 6 && (5%6) > 3.
- filters
- (
- priority
- status
- "High Priority" : ((priority == "V.High" || priority == "High") && (status == "Open"))
- )
Variables
Literals or Constants
Literals/Constants refer to fixed values that are written directly and will not be altered during program execution. For example, "Hello world", 4, etc., in which "Hello world" is a string literal and 4 is a numeric literal.
- sendmail
- [
- To : "<example>@zohoplatform.com"
- From : zoho.adminuserid
- Subject : "The feedback you had sent has been incorporated in zohoplatform"
- Message : "Comments"
- ]
In the above sample,
-The variable zoho.adminuserid returns the email id of the application owner
-"@zohoplatform.com" is a string constant.
-The variable zoho.adminuserid returns the email id of the application owner
-"@zohoplatform.com" is a string constant.
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