INSERT_TEXT

Insert text at the given location (cursor, xpath or report). If the step reads text from the flowContext, you can use a preceding SET step to provide the content.

At a glance

• Category Editor
• Aliases CTX_INSERT_TEXT
• Version: 1.0.0
• Applications: all
• Scope: all

Config Options

Name	Description	Default	Required	Resolved	Constraints	Conditional Rules
in	Optional path or variable name to read the content from the flowContext. If omitted, the step uses the content from the default text input.	None	false	true	None	None
at	Where to insert the text. Use CURSOR (default), XPATH, or REPORT.	None	false	false	None	None
xpath	XPath expression used when at is XPATH.	None	Conditional	false	None	Required when at = XPATH
forceWrite	Write content even if the document is considered read-only.	None	false	false	None	None

Inputs

Type	Description	Default	Required	Resolved
text	Text content to insert. If omitted, reads from the in parameter or default text input.	None	false	false

Examples

Insert text from a SET step

- step: SET
  text: "This text will be inserted"
- step: INSERT_TEXT
  at: CURSOR

Insert text from a flow variable

- step: INSERT_TEXT
  in: "{{ flowContext.myText }}"
  at: XPATH
  xpath: "/doc/story/header/title/p"

See Also

General Resources:

• Step Library Overview
• Configuration Basics
• Examples