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Variables are used to dynamically insert text into

Below are some of the most commonly used methods

DTM has useful functions built into the platform

site tags (like an eVar or event). Variables are

in JavaScript. Note that many DTM implementations

that help QA tags. The code below can be used in

wrapped in %...% syntax.

don’t even use JS, but just in case…

functions or typed directly into your console.

enable staging library in production

JavaScript Regular Expressions

localStorage.setItem('sdsat_stagingLibrary',true);

declare regex variable

var RegEx =

/pattern/mod

enable debug mode (useful to QA rules)

use selected element

%this.[attribute]%

modifier

function

_satellite.setDebug(true);

use child element

%target.[attribute]%

global matching

Dynamically insert the title and inner HTML for:

case insensitive

hide browsing activity from DTM

<a title="link" href="/"><p>Hello!</p></a>

single line mode

localStorage.setItem('hide_activity',true);

multi line mode

title

%this.title%

cross-browser compatible console.log()

link

Output

JavaScript Selectors

_satellite.notify('text to display',[1-5]);

inner HTML

%target.innerHTML%

get element by id

getElementById('id')

Note: Messages from _satellite.notify() are only

Hello!

Output

get elements by class

getElementsByClassName('')

viewable in Debug mode. Additionally, the 1-5

get elements by tag

getElementsByTagName('a')

integer sets the importance level of the message.

Other example uses:

href

%this.href%

get the date of the last publish

class

%this.className%

JavaScript Logic Tests

_satellite.publishDate;

alt

%this.alt%

src

%this.src%

if statement

switch statement

get the date of the last library build

inner text

%this.@text%

if(i<0){some

action}

switch(i){

_satellite.buildDate;

inner text w/trim

%this.@cleanText%

else

if(i<1){some

action}

case

custom attribute

%this.getAttribute(

name

else{some

action}

some action;

break;

for…next loop

Other useful variables:

default:

URL pathname

%URI%

for(i=0;i<10;i++){some

some action;

Regular Expressions (RegEx) is a method of

URL hostname

%hostname%

action}

}

matching that can be used within DTM (and

URL protocol

%protocol%

JavaScript and others) to select groups of text.

Bonus!

cross-browser trim

_satellite.cleanText('text');

Core Patterns

pattern

function

Data Elements are an alternative way of setting a

match any character

variable. These are most useful when you use

Below are some common jQuery methods. If

0 or more of previous expression

value(s) across multiple rules.

available, consider using Sizzle as a selector.

1 or more of previous expression

using data elements in a rule

0 or 1 of previous expression

%Element Name%

prefixes

targeting

suffixes

start of string

$(this)

.parents()

.text()

end of string

set a data element

$('#id')

.children()

.html()

“OR” match on both sides

_satellite.setVar("Element Name",value);

$('.class')

.siblings()

.val()

{…}

explicit quantifier notation

$('div')

.find()

.attr()

[…]

explicit character set match

get a data element

$('div.class')

[^…]

NOT one of the characters in set

_satellite.getVar("Element Name");

(…)

logical grouping of expression parts

selectors

function

precedes characters above; makes

Note: Each time you call a data element, DTM

img

div

$("div img")

select all

within

special character literal

tries to reset the value. If you need to store a

$("div>img")

only direct

img

children

value more permanently, use cookies (below).

Examples

title

$("a[title='equals']")

anchor

equals string

$("a[title!='noequal']")

title

doesn’t equal string

pattern

function

$("a:first")

select 1

anchor element

[abc]

matches a or b or c

$("ul:last li:last")

select last

of last

[a-z]

match any letter from a-z (lowercase)

Cookies store values over a certain period of time.

$("ul li:first-child")

first

of every

[A-Z]

match letter from A-Z (uppercase)

They are similar to Data Elements, but instead

$("[id*='contains']")

contains string

[0-9]

matches any number from 0-9

allow you to set a cookie memory in days (integer).

class

$("[class$='ends']")

ends with string

{3}

matches 3 of preceding expression

$("[id^='begins']")

begins with string

set a cookie

{3.9}

matches 3-9 of preceding expression

$(":checked")

selects all checked boxes

_satellite.setCookie("Cookie Name",value,days);

{3,}

matches 3 or more

$(":selected")

selects active inputs

read a cookie

Bonus!

@jimalytics

_satellite.readCookie("Cookie Name");

efficient $(this).text();

_satellite.text('text');

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