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V<\/h2>\n

This function outputs the value of a variable. It is commonly used when a variable is defined within a code block and the result is displayed in an email, message or web page.<\/p>\n

Argument<\/h3>\n

V(1)<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ordinal<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nRequired<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\nString<\/td>\nTrue<\/td>\nVariable value to output<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Example<\/h3>\n

The following example returns the result of a variable from a code block and displays it inline within an HTML tag.<\/p>\n

%%[\n\nvar @firstName, @displayName\n\nset @firstName = AttributeValue(\"First Name\")\n\nif empty(@firstName) then\n  set @displayName = \"friend\"\nelse\n  set @displayName = @firstName\nendif\n\n]%%\n<p>Hello %%=v(@displayName)=%%,<\/p><\/code><\/pre>\n
Output<\/h4>\n
The function will output the value of the variable. For a Sendable Data Extension containing the First Name<\/code> field value Barb<\/code>, the following output will be displayed:<\/p>\n
<p>Hello Barb,<\/p><\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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