use() statement
Summary
The use() statement transfers control to another group.
Syntax
begin > use(groupName)
... > use(groupName)Parameters
groupName- The name of the group to transfer control to.
Description
The use() statement tells Keyman to switch processing to a new group; after
Keyman has gone through the new group, and any other nested groups, it will
return to the previous one. The use() statement can be used with the
match and nomatch rules; it will work the same way.
The current output is moved to the context before the new group is entered, so
the new group will see the output from the fired rule as its context. This means
that the context is no longer consistent once control returns to the rule with
the use() statement, so no context or index()
statements should be used after a use() statement in a rule.
Note: the match rule will not be fired if the rule in the group that
was matched includes a use() statement in its output. A workaround for this
situation is to duplicate the match rule output in the output of rules that
contain use() statements. A more comprehensive solution may be included in
future versions of the language.
Examples
Example: Using use()
any(Vowel) + any(DiacriticKey) > context index(Diacritic, 2) use(AdjustVowels)
group(AdjustVowels)
any(Vowel) U+0300 > index(VowelWithGrave, 1)Platforms
The use() statement can be used in keyboards on all platforms.
| Windows | macOS | Linux | Desktop web | Mobile web | iOS | Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Version history
The use() statement was introduced in Keyman 3.0.
