Select Rule

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Use this dialog to edit a select rule. The rule is used to select localized elements in a structured file such as XML or JSON.

Element expression

Expression that specifies the element(s) you want to localized or give context.

Action

Specifes the action the rules performst. Possible value are:

Action	Description
Localize	Element expression selects element(s) that you want to localize.
Specify context	Element expression selects element(s) and Id expression selects the context value(s). Select this if you want to that the rule specifies the id of the value element but does not make the element for localization.

Id expression

Expression that specifies the element giving the id of the element specified in the Value expression field. Must be a relative XPath to the element the rules selects.

Localize expression

Optional expression that specifies the element showing if the element specified in the Value expression field should be localized. Must be a relative XPath to the element the rules selects.

Data format

The data format of the element. Select Detect format to let Soluling to detect the format. Otherwise select the format from the list.

Format	Description
Plain text	String contains plain text.
Segmented text	String contains the segmented text.
Boolean	String contains a boolean value. 1/0, true/false, and yes/no are valid values.
Integer number	String contains an integer number.
Floating point number	String contains a floating-point number. It can be in scientific format (e.g., 1.45E-12). The decimal separator (if any) must be a period (e.g., 1.5).
Color	String contains a color value. Possible formats are [#\|$\|0x][AA]RRGGBB or [#\|$\|0x][A]RGB.
Date and time	String contains a date and time value. ISO 8601 (Wikipedia) must be used.
Expression	String contains a structured string that is defined using an expression. Regular expressions are used to parse the string.
Defined text	String contains the defined text. A text definition (using regular expressions) is used to parse the string.
Script	String contains script data. A script/source code parser is used to parse the string.
XML	String contains XML data. An XML parser is used to parse the string.
JSON	String contains JSON data. A JSON parser is used to parse the string.
YAML	String contains YAML data. A YAML parser is used to parse the string.
INI	String contains INI data. An INI parser is used to parse the string.
HTML	String contains HTML data. An HTML parser is used to parse the string.
SVG	String contains SVG data. An SVG parser is used to parse the string.
Base64 encoded binary data	String contains base64 encoded data. Encoded data is decoded into original binary data and scanned.
Base32 encoded binary data	String contains base32 encoded data. Encoded data is decoded into original binary data and scanned.
Base16/hex encoded binary data	String contains base16/hex encoded data. Encoded data is decoded into original binary data and scanned.
URL encoded binary data	String contains URL encoded data. Encoded data is decoded into original binary data and scanned.