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ST - Data Nodes in Conditions

For addressing data nodes in logical expressions, a special rule applies. Data nodes as dnode operands of preconditions, assertions, or conditions can be specified as follows:

  • If the name node # specified according to the preceding addressing rules # has a letter or underscore as its first character and only letters, numbers, hyphens, or underscores in all other positions, it can be specified directly.
  • The special names $ref and $alias can also be specified directly.
  • All other names must be specified in the form ref('node'). This particularly applies to the specification of a data root using .root.


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Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54