This topic defines the variables that can be used in C/C++test.

General Variables

The following variables can be used for general purposes, for example, to configure report, e-mail, Parasoft DTP, or license settings.

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analysis_type

$ example: ${analysis_type}

Outputs a comma separated list of enabled analysis types (for example: Static, Generation, Execution). This variable can only be used in report and email settings.

config_name

$ example: ${config_name}

Outputs the name of executed test configuration. This variable can only be used in report and email settings. For example:

dtp_project

example: $dtp_project}

Outputs the name of the project DTP that corresponds with the tested project.

env_var

example: ${env_var:HOME}

Outputs the value of the environmental variable specified after the colon.

general_project

example: ${general_project}

Outputs the name of the DTP general project that results are linked to.

project_name

example: ${project_name}

Outputs the name of the tested project. If more than one project is provided as an input, it first outputs the tested project name, then "...".

project_loc

example: ${project_loc}

Outputs the location of the tested project.

The information about the project location is displayed on the Resource page in the project properties.

time

example: ${time:yyyy-MM-dd-HH.mm}

Outputs the current time. The default is yyyy-MM-dd. You can customize the format (as in the example above).

tool_name

$ example: ${tool_name}

Outputs the name of the Parasoft product (for example: C/C++test).

workspace_name

example: ${workspace_name}Outputs the workspace name. For example, report.mail.subject=Scanner Results for ${workspace_name}may evaluate to "Scanner Results for MyProject".

workspace_loc

example: ${workspace_loc}

Outputs the location of the workspace.

The information about the workspace location is displayed in the Workspace field on the Eclipse Launcher dialog. Go to File> Switch Workspace> Other... in the IDE menu to open the dialog.

resource_loc

example: ${resource_loc:<RESOURCE_PATH>}

Outputs the location of the specified project resource. This variable can be used to reference a project resource in any applicable settings, such as the make run directory for projects with linked directories, or the path to a .dsp file for VC6 projects, or similar. Specify logical paths relative the project as it is registered in the workspace.

The information about the resource location is displayed on the Resource page in the project properties. In the following example, the project-relative path to the resource is /ATM/src/Acount.cxx.

You can configure the variable as follows: ${resource_loc:/ATM/src/Acount.cxx}.

Build-related Variables

${CPPTEST_SCAN}

This variable is automatically initialized to the C/C++test options extractor utility with options; set in the environment when C/C++test runs the Build command. Used in the Build command line when configuring a Makefile-based project (Project> Properties> Parasoft>C++test> Build options). The variable can be used directly in Makefiles and build scripts to replace the compiler/linker (when make or build scripts are run by C/C++test).

${cpptest:original_options}

Options from original (tested) project collected from monitoring the build or reading project files (Visual Studio or MULTI). Used in compiler / linker options in project / file properties.

${cpptest:project_lib_files}

Dependent libraries collected from the Visual Studio project/solution definition. Used in compiler / linker options in project / file properties.

Variables for Test Suite Files

Key

file = The source/header file where the tested function is defined.
source file = The source file that defines a compilation unit where the tested function is defined.

You can use the following variables to configure the Test suite output file and layout option in the Test Configuration’s Generation> Test suite tab:

${test_ext} - C/C++test specific extension of a test suite file (.cpp).
${file_name} - File name.
${file_base_name} - File name without extension.
${file_ext} - File extension.
${file_loc} - File location.
${file_loc_rel} - File location relative to the project root.
${file_uid} - File unique identifier.
${function_name} - Tested function name.
${function_uid} - Tested function unique identifier (hash-code computed from the function signature/mangled name).

Other Variables

For Temporary Files

${cpptest:testware_loc} - C/C++test temporary files location. Used in:

Test exec working directory
Flow recipe XML

For Configuration Files

${cpptest:cfg_dir} - C/C++test configuration files location. Used in:

Flow recipe XML
Stub file locations
Compiler / linker options in project / file properties

For Automatically-Generated Stubs

${cpptest:auto-stubs} - Auto-generated stub files location. This variable points to the value set in the Test Configuration’s Auto-generated stubs> Output location, as shown in the screen shot below. This is basically a shortcut that synchronizes the directory where the stubs are generated and where they are picked up from.

Used in:

Stub file locations-- only for Test Configurations that generate stubs.

For Context-Specific Stubs

${ctx_name} - Name of the tested context file; e.g. 'foo.cpp'
${ctx_base_name} - Base name of the tested context file; e.g. 'foo'
${ctx_ext} - Extension of the tested context file; e.g. 'cpp'
${ctx_loc_rel} - Project-dependent location of the tested context file; e.g. 'src/subdir'