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<H1>5.19. inline Filter</H1>
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<H2><A NAME="Interface">Interface</A></H2>
<P>The general syntax is:</P>
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!block <STRONG>inline</STRONG>[; parameters]
...
!endblock
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<P>The parameters are:</P>
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<STRONG>Rule</STRONG>
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target
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string
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<\w+>
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expand
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boolean
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<P>See <A HREF="in_filif.html">Understanding Filter Interfaces</A>, if necessary.</P>
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<H2><A NAME="Description">Description</A></H2>
<P>The <EM>inline</EM> filter is used to pass a section of text directly to a target documentation system.</P>
<P>The <EM>target</EM> parameter is used to specify which target system the nominated text is to be passed to. The default target is <EM>html</EM>.</P>
<P>The <EM>expand</EM> parameter can be used to request expansion of SDF expressions (enclosed in [[ and ]]) within the text.</P>
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<H2><A NAME="Examples">Examples</A></H2>
<P>To embed <A HREF="http://www.w3.org/hypertext/WWW/MarkUp/">HTML</A> within an SDF document:</P>
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<B>!block</B> inline
add arbitrary HTML here ...
<B>!endblock</B>
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<P>SDF expressions can be expand like this:</P>
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<B>!define</B> VERB <TT>"is"</TT>
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<B>!block</B> inline; expand
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This HTML [[VERB]] expanded.
<B>!endblock</B>
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