WebSphere Message Broker, Version 8.0.0.7
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Changing pattern parameter IDs
Change default pattern parameter IDs to make it easier to write XPath, Java™, and PHP code that uses parameter IDs.
Before you can complete this task, you
must have completed the following tasks:
Pattern parameter IDs uniquely identify pattern parameters.
As a pattern author, you use pattern parameter IDs when writing XPath
expressions to transform or enable pattern parameters, or when writing Java or PHP code to modify pattern
instances. Every pattern parameter in a user-defined pattern has a
default pattern parameter ID assigned, but you can change pattern
parameter IDs from the default values so that they are easier to identify
in your code.
To change pattern parameter IDs from the default values:
- In the Pattern Configuration tab of the Pattern Authoring editor, double-click the parameter for which you want to change the parameter ID, or select the parameter and click Edit. The Edit Parameter window opens.
- In the Parameter ID field of the Basic tab, enter your new parameter ID. The new parameter ID can be made up of ASCII characters, but must start with a non-numeric character.
- Click OK. The Edit Parameter window closes.
- To use the new parameter ID in an XPath expression to transform pattern parameters, see Transforming pattern parameters.
- To use the new parameter ID in an XPath expression to enable pattern parameters, see Enabling pattern parameters.
- To use the new parameter ID in Java or PHP code to modify pattern instances, see Modifying pattern instances by using Java or PHP.