Get variables
Description
This transform allows you to get the value of a variable. This transform can return rows or add values to input rows.
For example, you can specify: ${java.io.tmpdir}/hop/tempfile.txt and it will be expanded to /tmp/hop/tempfile.txt on Unix-like systems.
See also the Set Variables transform. To convert the Variable into a data type other than String use Select Values - Meta Data tab. To get system values, including command line arguments, use the Get System Info transform.
Options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
transform Name | The name of this transform as it appears in the pipeline workspace. |
Name | Name of the field. |
Variable | Allows you to enter variables as complete strings to return rows or add values to input rows. For example, you can specify: ${java.io.tmpdir}/hop/tempfile.txt and it will be expanded to /tmp/hop/tempfile.txt on Unix-like systems. |
Type | Specifies the field type: String, Date, Number, Boolean, Integer, BigNumber, Serializable, or Binary. |
Format | Allows you to specify the format of the field after the type has been determined. |
Length | For Number: Total number of significant figures in a number; For String: total length of string; For Date: length of printed output of the string (for example, entering 4 would only return the year). |
Precision | For Number: Number of floating point digits. Not used for String, Date, or Boolean. |
Currency | Used to interpret numbers with currency symbols. For example, $10,000.00 or E5.000,00. |
Decimal | Used to indicate whether to use a period (".") or comma (",") for number values. |
Group | Used to indicate whether to use a period (".") or comma (",") for number values. |
TrimType | Type trim this field before processing: select either none, left, right, or both (left and right). |