Table 1 lists the conventions that the Oracle Essbase API Reference uses to make code and examples easier to understand.
Table 1. Syntax and Text Formatting Conventions
| Convention | Purpose | Example |
|---|---|---|
| monospace font | Function, structure, file, directory, and environment variables names in text | ESS_STS_T, ESSAPIW.LIB |
| italic | Anything you replace with a value in syntax | EsbOtlCloseOutline (hOutline) |
| " " | Double quotes enclose text parameters or parameters that include a space | "appName"
SETDEFAULTCALC "CALC ALL"; |
| () | Parentheses enclose function parameters, show order of execution for operations | EsbOtlDeleteMember
(hOutline, hMember);
(a + b) * c |
| // | Comment marker indicates text from // to end of line should be ignored in processing | // Gets results |
| ; | Statement terminator marks end of command | EXIT; |