substitute.substitutename

return the value of a variable name

Synopsis
substitutename(name, type, idrec)

Description
If name is the name of a valid Glish variable, the value of the variable is returned as a string. (string values are enclosed in "", vectors are enclosed in []).
When name is a recognized tool (i.e. its type matches), a sequence number is returned as $n. The tool id is added to idrec.

Arguments

name	in	name of variable to be substituted
type	in	tool type recognized (default none)
idrec	inout	record containing id's of substituted tools

Returns
string with value of Glish variable

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	Package	utility
	Module	misc
	Tool	substitute

substitute.substitutename - Function