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| mdf_file_format [2021/06/04 10:08] – nlondon | mdf_file_format [2023/09/01 16:05] (current) – Added more information to Array nlondon | ||
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| ====== Valid Identifier Characters ====== | ====== Valid Identifier Characters ====== | ||
| - | Names and Values | + | Property |
| < | < | ||
| A-Z a-z 0-9 _!+-. | A-Z a-z 0-9 _!+-. | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| - | Optionally, you can also surround the Name or Value with double quotes to include otherwise illegal characters, such as spaces, colons, and so on. | + | Optionally, you can also surround the Name with double quotes to include otherwise illegal characters, such as spaces, colons, and so on. |
| < | < | ||
| ✅ ThisIsAValidIdentifier | ✅ ThisIsAValidIdentifier | ||
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| ====== Elements ====== | ====== Elements ====== | ||
| - | The value of a property is defined using an **Element**. There are a few different kinds of | + | The value of a property is defined using an **Element**. There are three major types of element; [[# |
| - | An MDF is made up of sections collectively referred to as **Elements**. There are three major types of element; [[# | + | |
| ===== Value ===== | ===== Value ===== | ||
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| ===== Array ===== | ===== Array ===== | ||
| - | **Array** elements are very similar to [[#Chunk]] elements, in that they contain multiple other properties, but the specific difference is that properties in an array don't need to define a name. They //can// define a name, if required, and duplicate names are also allowed. | + | **Array** elements are very similar to [[#Chunk]] elements, in that they contain multiple other properties, but the specific difference is that properties in an array don't need to define a name. They //can// define a name, if required, and duplicate names are also allowed. Arrays are defined by using a starting square bracket ('' |
| Like [[# | Like [[# | ||
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| < | < | ||
| MyArray = | MyArray = | ||
| - | { | + | [ |
| " | " | ||
| NamedElement = "This is an element with a name" | NamedElement = "This is an element with a name" | ||
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| " | " | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| - | } | + | ] |
| </ | </ | ||