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RegisterVariableString
Require: IP-Symcon >= 4.0
variant RegisterVariableString (string $Ident, string $Name, array $Presentation, int $Position)
Parameters
| Ident | Ident of the status variable |
| Name | Name of the status variable |
| Presentation | The configuration of the display as an array. A profile can be set via the Legacy profile. |
| Position | Position in the object tree and therefore also in the visualization. |
Returns
IPSModule: <integer> Variable ID of the created status variable
IPSModuleStrict: <bool> Returns whether the variable was created. The return value can be used, for example, to set an initial value.
Description
This function creates a status variable of type String with the ident Ident and the name Name. You can also specify which Presentation is to be used and at which Position the status variable is to be placed.
The structure of the presentations is described in more detail here.
Presentations can be used from version 8.0. In previous versions, profiles can be set as a string via the Presentation parameter
Example
$variableID = $this->RegisterVariableString("forename", "my nickname");