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  1. Preface
  2. The Transformation Language
  3. Constants
  4. Operators
  5. Variables
  6. Dates
  7. Functions
  8. Creating Custom Functions
  9. Custom Function API Reference

Transformation Language Reference

Transformation Language Reference

Adding Comments to Expressions

Adding Comments to Expressions

The transformation language provides two comment specifiers to let you insert comments in expressions:
  • Two dashes, as in:
    -- These are comments
  • Two slashes, as in:
    // These are comments
The
PowerCenter Integration Service
ignores all text on a line preceded by these two comment specifiers. For example, if you want to concatenate two strings, you can enter the following expression with comments in the middle of the expression:
-- This expression concatenates first and last names for customers: FIRST_NAME -- First names from the CUST table || // Concat symbol LAST_NAME // Last names from the CUST table // Joe Smith Aug 18 1998
The
PowerCenter Integration Service
ignores the comments and evaluates the expression as follows:
FIRST_NAME || LAST_NAME
You cannot continue a comment to a new line:
-- This expression concatenates first and last names for customers: FIRST_NAME -- First names from the CUST table || // Concat symbol LAST_NAME // Last names from the CUST table Joe Smith Aug 18 1998
In this case, the Designer and Workflow Manager do not validate the expression, since the last line is not a valid expression.
If you do not want to embed comments, you can add them by clicking Comment in the Expression Editor.

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