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  1. Confluence Data Center
  2. CONFSERVER-4009

Allow escaping of special characters (e.g. pipe '|', backslash '\' and braces '}') in macro parameters for regular expressions, links, etc.

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      NOTE: This suggestion is for Confluence Server. Using Confluence Cloud? See the corresponding suggestion.

      Currently it is impossible to have several characters appear as the value of a macro parameter, in particular '|' and '}'. This makes it difficult to have more complex content (regular expressions, for example) in macros.

      It would be very helpful to have an escape mechanism for those special characters so that they can be included in parameter values. Using '\' would make sense (eg '|' or '}'), as it is used elsewhere in the renderer.

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. CONFSERVER-4365 Pipes can not be used in macro parameters, i.e. when one parameter is a wiki link.

          • Medium - Medium priority issues
          • Closed

          Suggestion - CONFSERVER-4370 Support using pipe "|" and backslash "\" in macro parameters for regular expressions, wiki links, etc.

          • Closed
          relates to

          Suggestion - CONFCLOUD-4009 Allow escaping of special characters (e.g. pipe '|', backslash '\' and braces '}') in macro parameters for regular expressions, links, etc.

          • Closed

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              david@randombits.org David Peterson
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