Object Output

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	Object Output

Type

Application item

Available from

Announce Node

Prompt and Collect Node

Blind Transfer Node

Bridged Transfer Node

Record Node

Form Node

Purpose

When you use an Object item to extend the functionality of VoiceXML, you might need to pass variable values back from the object to the application. The Object Output item makes it possible to pass these values back to the application.

Behavior

The Object Output item must be attached to an Object item. For more information about Object items, see Object.

When you attach an Object Output item to an Object item, Dialog Designer automatically creates:

A complex variable with the same name as the associated Object item.

A field for that variable with the same name as the Object Output item.

Tip:

If you want to assign a default value to this variable field, do so in the Variable Editor. See Working with Variables.

You can attach multiple Object Output items to a single Object item. Dialog Designer creates a new variable field for each Object Output item you attach to the Object item.

Tip:

After you attach the Object Output item to the Object, the new variable and variable field do not appear in the Variable Editor until you save the project. After you save the project, you must close the Variable Editor, if it is open, and reopen it.

You can use these variables and variable fields the same as you would use any other variable and variable field.

Properties

Name - Enter the name that identifies the Object Output item in the node subflow and its corresponding variable field.

Note:

The name you enter in this property field must match the name of the object variable being returned from the module.