outs()
Summary
The outs() statement emits the contents of a given store to the current point in the program source.
Syntax
store(store1) ... outs(storeName) ...
... outs(storeName) ... + ... > ...
... > ... outs(storeName) ...
Parameters
storeName- The name of the store to be emitted.
Description
The outs() statement simply copies the store storeName into the position in which it
has been inserted. This can be used in stores, in the context and the output. If the store to be emitted is a single character
or virtual key, it can also be used in the key part of the rule.
If a store is a single character, it can also be emitted using the named constants prefix $,
for example $aleph.
When using outs() in the context, the characters in the store are included in offset counts.
Examples
Example: Using outs()
store(conskeys) "BCDFGHJKLMNPQRSTVWXYZ"
store(cons) "bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz"
store(vowelkeys) "AEIOU"
store(vowels) "aeiou"
store(allkeys) outs(conskeys) outs(vowelkeys)
store(letters) outs(cons) outs(vowels)
c using outs in the context
outs(vowels) + any(conskeys) > context index(cons, 6)
Platforms
The outs() statement can be used in keyboards on all platforms.
| Windows | macOS | Linux | Desktop web | Mobile web | iOS | Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Version history
The outs() statement was introduced in Keyman 3.0.
