Hi, I am writing a macro which based on a condition it should "call" the HTML macro with a paramater. The end goal (as I guess that there is another way to achieve what I need) is to create an open div. Basically output shoud be however currently when i look at page source the div is automatically closed which i why I was looking at calling the HTML macro where having an open div is possible. Many thanks for our help (i am totally new to all this macro stuff)

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Calling a macro from another macro

Frederic Fox

Hi,

I am writing a macro which based on a condition it should "call" the HTML macro with a paramater.

The end goal (as I guess that there is another way to achieve what I need) is to create an open div.

Basically output shoud be <div id = $paramX>

however currently when i look at page source the div is automatically closed which i why I was looking at calling the HTML macro where having an open div is possible.

Many thanks for our help (i am totally new to all this macro stuff)

Accepted answers

Bill Bailey

I would ask why you want an open div tag?

But you don't need to call the HTML macro. A simple user macro will work, where:

## @param divID:title=Div ID

<div id = $paramdivID>

No I am not sure what will happen you place the macro. I assume it will just close the div tag immediately (i.e., you won't be able to place any content inside the div).

What I suggest is a wrapper macro where you place to the content you want to wrap inside the macro. Your new macro would be:

## @param divID:title=Div ID

<div id = $paramdivID>$body</div>

This will work.

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Bill Bailey

I would ask why you want an open div tag?

But you don't need to call the HTML macro. A simple user macro will work, where:

## @param divID:title=Div ID

<div id = $paramdivID>

No I am not sure what will happen you place the macro. I assume it will just close the div tag immediately (i.e., you won't be able to place any content inside the div).

What I suggest is a wrapper macro where you place to the content you want to wrap inside the macro. Your new macro would be:

## @param divID:title=Div ID

<div id = $paramdivID>$body</div>

This will work.

Frederic Fox

Thanks this is exactly what I needed !!!!

Bill Bailey

Here is an article I wrote sometime back that talks about a more sophisticated wrapper macro, to give you more ideas:

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Confluence-articles/Getting-Started-with-User-Macros-Writing-a-Wrapper-Macro/ba-p/979571