Use an expression to assign a variable value

Uses an expression to assign the value of a variable previously defined.

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• Variables

Code sample

YAML

- get_message:
    assign:
      - name: "Harsha"
      - last_name: "Kapoor"
      - full_name: ${name+" "+last_name}
      - temperature_C: 27
      - temperature_F: ${temperature_C * 9/5 + 32}
      - temperature_msg: ${"Current temperature is "+string(temperature_F)+" F"}
- return_value:
    return: ${temperature_msg}

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