[NTG-context] Re: High level user macro (howto?)

[Patrick Gundlach]

Bonjour Maurice,

> One thing is missing in context (or not documented in reference manual?)
> is a standard and easy way to build arbitrary parametrised high level
> macros.


what about:

\def\myCommand{\dosingleempty\doMyCommand}

\def\doMyCommand[#1]{%
  \getparameters[XYZ][#1]% define your own ``namespace''
  \getvalue{XYZtexti}
}
\starttext
\startlines
Hello \myCommand
\setvalue{XYZtexti}{World}
Hello \myCommand
Hello \myCommand[texti=Maurice]
\stoplines
\stoptext


Patrick
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