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  • Automatic Type Conversion
    • When NeXtMidas encounters a parameter in a macro or on the command line, it tries to automatically convert it to the correct type.
      • If it matches the name of a result, that result is used (result substitution).
      • If a caret is used, NeXtMidas will substitute the text value of the named result (result expansion).
      • If the value is inside quotes, it will be a case-sensitive string.
      • If it has curly braces, it becomes a table.
      • If it looks like a number, it becomes a number.
      • If none of the above apply, it becomes an uppercase string.
    • When using a caret in conjunction with a string value you will want to quote the results of the expansion. 
      nM> set mystring "Hello World!"
nM> set copystring "^{mystring}"
    • There is a detailed explanation of Automatic Type Conversion in the NeXtMidas User's Guide under the Result Parameters section.
Java Experts Take Note:
The difference between result substitution and result expansion is that substitution copies a pointer to the existing result while expansion copies the text value of the result.

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