Mapping

Synopsis

Converts into a mapping from character strings keys to character strings values.

String conversion

Entries are separated by commas. The entry key and value are separated by an equal ( = ) character. Keys and values are stripped from leading and trailing whitespace characters.

The entry separator can be modified with the separator attribute. The separator between keys and their respective value can be modified with the qualifier attribute.

XML conversion

<param value="MAPPING"/>

or

<param>MAPPING</param>

where MAPPING will be converted according to the string conversion specifications.

<param>
	<entry key="KEY1" value="VALUE1"/>
	<entry key="KEY2">VALUE2</entry>
	...</param>

or

<param>
	<KEY1>VALUE1</KEY1>
	<KEY2>VALUE2</KEY2>
	...</param>