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[Lasso_TagExists]

[Lasso_TagExists] returns True if the specified tag is currently defined or False otherwise.

Note: [Lasso_TagExists] will not return True for internal tags such as those listed below. These tags are implemented directly in the Lasso parser for better performance.

The internal tags include: [Abort], [Define_Tag] ... [/Define_Tag], [Define_Type] ... [/Define_Type], [Encode_Set] ... [/Encode_Set], [Fail], [Fail_If], [False], [Handle] ... [/Handle], [Handle_Error] ... [/Handle_Error], [If] ... [Else] ... [/If], [Iterate] ... [/Iterate], [Lasso_Abort], [Loop] ... [/Loop], [Loop_Abort], [Loop_Count], [NoProcess], [Params], [Protect] ... [/Protect], [Return], [Run_Children], [Select] ... [Case] ... [/Select], [Self], [True], and [While] ... [/While].

  • Syntax
  • Parameters
[Lasso_TagExists: 'Tag Name']
Required Parameters
Tag Name The name of the tag to be checked.
Examples

To check whether a tag exists before calling it:

Use the [Lasso_TagExists] tag to check that the tag exists. The following example checks that the [NSLookup] tag is defined before calling it.

[If: (Lasso_TagExists: 'NSLookup')]
  [NSLookup: 'www.example.com']
[/If]
Result:
127.0.0.1
Tag Link [Lasso_TagExists] Category Tags
Type Substitution Data Source Any
Support Preferred Version 3.0
Output Type Boolean Security None
Implementation Internal Sets Lasso 8.5, Lasso 8.0, Lasso 7.0, Lasso 6.0, Lasso 5.0,LDML3x

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