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= Syntax =
== Assignments ==
Spaces before commas or before the closing <code>]</code> are '''''not''''' ignored in ConTeXt. That is a common pitfall and leads to errors that can be confusing for beginner, especially those coming from LaTeX, where this is the default behaviour. Formatting your keys like this might look nice but leads to spurious spaces:
<context source="yes" mode="mkiv">
\getparameters[test]
[ foo=bar
, hello=world
]
“\testfoo” “\testhello”
</context>
Instead it is recommended to adhere to the style that is used in the ConTeXt source to avoid problems with trailing spaces:
<context source="yes" mode="mkiv">
\getparameters[test]
[foo=bar,
hello=world]
“\testfoo” “\testhello”
</context>
In the most common form of key-value type arguments, ConTeXt will
