DE

Delay evaluation of a string as an expression, when it is passed as a parameter to the IIf or Evaluate functions.

Escapes any double quotation marks in the parameter and wraps the result in double quotation marks. It does not escape # so the string could still be evaluated in some cases.

Method Signature

DE(string=[string])

Arguments

Argument	Type	Required	Description	Default
string	string	true	The string to delay evaluation of.

Examples

Simple Example

Run Example

de( "pete" );

Result: "pete"

Additional Examples

Run Example

WriteOutput( de( "susi" ) );

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