Escape Sequences for Substitution Variables

If you want to include :[ in input source, you must escape it by using :[[ instead. The configuration generator replaces occurrences of :[[ with :[.

For example, to literally include the text :[box] without the provisioning system substituting a value for box, use :[[box].

When the input source is an attribute of a component that is authored in XML, the value is subject to the following rules for XML-based escape sequences:

• To get the quote character (""), use the " sequence.

• To get the apostrophe character ('), use the ' sequence.

• To get the less-than character (<), use the &lt; sequence.

• To get the greater-than character (>), use the &gt; sequence.

• To get the ampersand character (&), use the &amp; sequence.

These escape rules do not apply to override values input through the provisioning system browser interface, configuration resource files, or input to the configuration generation CLI commands.