Reserved Parameters
Parameters have special meanings that may be different depending on their context, as outlined in the following table.
Parameter |
Descriptor Element |
XSL |
HTTP/SOAP |
---|---|---|---|
|
N/A |
Set to the URL of the Descriptor being invoked |
Set to the URL of the Descriptor to invoke |
|
Set to the URL of the Descriptor to invoke |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Set to the URL of the current Descriptor being invoked |
N/A |
N/A |
|
see HTTP/SOAP |
see HTTP/SOAP |
For Development Only If set to any value, all cached Descriptors are cleared. This is useful for developers when testing a Descriptor. Ordinarily, Descriptors are cached for performance reasons and do not know if they have changed unless the cache is cleared |
Note - Depending on the context, some variables are set, such as _self
, while others need to be set, such as _target
.