About the Parameters File

The parameter values parser allows you to read parameter names and values from an XML-format file or from a name-value pairs text file. The parameter values parser also allows you to write parameter names and values to an XML-format file or to a name-value pairs text file.

This page discusses:

See Also
About Parameters
Importing and Exporting Parameters

The XML Parameters File

The following example illustrates the format of the XML parameters file. Examples are provided for each type of parameter and for scalar and array parameters.

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<Parameters>
   <Parameter name="InputStringParameter" mode="input">
      <Value><![CDATA[inval]]></Value>
   </Parameter>
   <Parameter name="OutputIntegerParameter" mode="output" type="integer">
      <Value><![CDATA[42]]></Value>
   </Parameter>
   <Parameter name="InputRealParameter" mode="input" type="real">
      <Value><![CDATA[3.14159]]></Value>
   </Parameter>
   <Parameter name="NeutralStringParameter">
      <Value><![CDATA[neutralval]]></Value>
   </Parameter>
   <Parameter name="InOutStringParameter" mode="both">
      <Value><![CDATA[inoutval]]></Value>
   </Parameter>
   <Parameter name="OutputTimestampParameter" mode="output" type="timestamp">
      <Value><![CDATA[1382539333000]]></Value>
   </Parameter>
   <Parameter name="InputBooleanParameter" mode="input" type="boolean">
      <Value><![CDATA[true]]></Value>
   </Parameter>
   <Parameter name="InOutArrayParameter" mode="both" type="real" 
      valuetype="array" arraydim="[2,2]">
        <Value index="[0,0]"><![CDATA[11.0]]></Value>
        <Value index="[0,1]"><![CDATA[21.0]]></Value>
        <Value index="[1,0]"><![CDATA[21.0]]></Value>
        <Value index="[1,1]"><![CDATA[22.0]]></Value>
    </Parameter>
    <Parameter name="InputExpressionParameter" mode="input">
        <Expression syntax="SCE">
           <![CDATA[${PARAMETER[Parameter1]} * 2]]>
        </Expression>
        <Value><![CDATA[0.0]]></Value>
    </Parameter>
</Parameters>

The Name-Value Pairs Parameters File

The following example illustrates the format of the name-value pairs parameters file. Examples are provided for each type of parameter and for scalar and array parameters.

InputStringParameter=inval
OutputIntegerParameter=42
InputRealParameter=3.14159
NeutralStringParameter=neutralval
InOutStringParameter=inoutval
OutputTimestampParameter=1382539333000
InputBooleanParameter=true 
InOutArrayParameter[0,0]=11.0
InOutArrayParameter[0,1]=21.0
InOutArrayParameter[1,0]=21.0
InOutArrayParameter[1,1]=22.0
InputExpressionParameter=0.0 * 2