value

value element

Evaluates and returns an ECMAScript expression.

Syntax

<value
expr = "ECMAScript_Expression"
/>

Attributes

expr	Required. An ECMAScript expression evaluated and returned as text to the containing element.

Parents

audio, block, catch, emphasis, enumerate, error, field, filled, foreach, help, if, initial, log element, menu, noinput, nomatch, object, p element, prompt, prosody, record, s element, say-as, subdialog, transfer, voice

Children

None.

Remarks

The value element lets you insert the contents of a variable into an audio, log element, or prompt element. When used within an audio or prompt element, the text is converted to speech.

Examples

This example picks a random card suit, plays the name of the suit to the user and writes the value of the suit to the debug log.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<vxml version="2.1"
 xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/vxml">
  <!-- declare an array of suits -->
  <var name="aSuits" expr="new Array('hearts', 'clubs', 'diamonds', 'spades')"/>

  <script>
  <![CDATA[
  // return the name of a suit
  function GetSuit()
  {
    var iSuit = Math.floor(Math.random()*aSuits.length);
    return aSuits[iSuit];
  }
  ]]>
  </script>

  <form id="get_suit">
    <block>
      <var name="suit" expr="GetSuit()" />
      The chosen suit is <value expr="suit" />
      <log>suit=<value expr="suit" /></log>
    </block>
  </form>
</vxml>