Inline Expressions

Most of the text properties support inline expressions for adding icons or coloring text parts. Each expression starts with character { and ends with character }. Nested expressions are not supported.

Expression syntax

Expression	Example	Since Version	Description
{sp}	{sp}	0.1.0	Non-breakable space.
{tb}	{tb}	0.1.0	Non-breakable tab.
{br}	{br}	0.1.0	Line break.
{ico:{ICON}}	{ico:home}	0.1.0	Icon. The {ICON} part must be replaced with the icon name. Please see Icons for possible values.
{ico:{COLOR}:{ICON}}	{ico:msx-red:home}	0.1.0	Colored icon. The {COLOR} part must be replaced with the color value and the {ICON} part must be replaced with the icon name. Please see Colors and Icons for possible values.
{txt:{COLOR}:{TEXT}}	{txt:msx-red:Hello there!}	0.1.0	Colored text. The {COLOR} part must be replaced with the color value and the {TEXT} part must be replaced with any text. Please see Colors for possible color values.
{chr:{CHARACTER}}	{chr:copy} {chr:#169}	0.1.145	Character entity. The {CHARACTER} part must be replaced with an HTML character entity name or number without the leading & and trailing ; character (e.g. "{chr:copy}" → "©" → "©").
{chr:{COLOR}:{CHARACTER}}	{chr:msx-red:copy} {chr:msx-red:#169}	0.1.145	Colored character entity. The {COLOR} part must be replaced with the color value and the {CHARACTER} part must be replaced with an HTML character entity name or number without the leading & and trailing ; character (e.g. "{chr:msx-red:copy}" → "©" → "©"). Please see Colors for possible color values.
{context:{PROPERTY}}	{context:label}	0.1.0	This is a very special inline expression and can only be used inside the data property of a template object. It is used to reference properties of a templated item. The {PROPERTY} part must be replaced with any property that is available in the templated item (e.g. if the item has a property "customProperty": "customValue", it can be referenced with "{context:customProperty}" → "customValue"). The referenced property must exist, otherwise the expression can not be replaced and will remain as it is (e.g. "{context:missingProperty}" → "{context:missingProperty}"). Additionally, the value of the referenced property must be indicated as string, otherwise the expression is removed (e.g. "{context:invalidProperty}" → ""). Note: Please note that the referenced property should not contain double quotes "\"" or line breaks "\n", but the equivalent expressions {chr:quot} and {br}. Since version 0.1.110, also the properties, live, selection, and options property of a template object supports this inline expression.
{unknown}	{unknown}	0.1.0	Any unknown expression is returned as it is without the braces (e.g. "{unknown}" → "unknown").

Related Live API

• Live Inline Expressions

Related Hidden Features

• Number Inline Expressions
• Color Inline Expressions
• Dictionary Inline Expressions