reserved-vars.md

Reserved Variables

Special variables reserved by Murex

In Murex, there are five different classes of variables:

1. Local variables (scope limited to a function et al)

2. Module variables (scoped to a module)

3. Global variables (available to every function within Murex but not shared with processes outside of the Murex's runtime)

4. Environmental variables (available to every function and process -- internal and external to Murex)

5. Reserved variables

Reserved variables are data that are available to any code running within Murex and exposed as a variable.

Reserved variables are called reserved because they are read only.

Reserved variables are often also dynamic, returning different values based on contextual circumstances.

» set SELF="foobar"
Error in `set` (0,1): cannot set a reserved variable: SELF

See Also

• Define Environmental Variable (export): Define an environmental variable and set it's value
• Define Global (global): Define a global variable and set it's value
• Define Variable (set): Define a variable (typically local) and set it's value
• Modules And Packages: An introduction to Murex modules and packages
• Pipeline: Overview of what a "pipeline" is
• Variable And Config Scoping: How scoping works within Murex

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