Here is a rule table on what type can be assigned to a hidden variable of a particular type
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Text type hidden variable
Following are the valid scripts for this Assignment Card for text type card
-- Script 1 --
return "Hello World!"
-- Script 2 --
return 10
-- Script 3 --
myName = 'Cool Script Author'
return myName
-- Script 4 --
myAge = 30
return myAge
To return an empty string and pipe it, use a space " ". A string/text returned without a space "" would be treated as null in the piping logic resulting into skipping of the card in which the hidden variable values is supposed to be piped.
Numeric type hidden variable
This is a card associated with Numeric type hidden variable. Following is a valid script for this Assignment Card.
myAge = 30
return myAge
Single choice hidden variable
Return the choice code to assign the value to a single choice hidden variable.
--an array containing a code value is used to assign a single choice hidden variable
return {Single_choice_hidden_var.Choices[i].Code}
return {1}
Multiple choice hidden variable
Return the choice codes to assign the value to a multiple choice hidden variable.
--an array containing code values is used to assign a single choice hidden variable
return {Multiple_choice_hidden_var.Choices[i].Code,Multiple_choice_hidden_var.Choices[j].code}
return {1,2}