metadata
Element
Exposes a value to the query system without producing visible content.
This element can be retrieved with the query
function and from the command line with typst query
. Its purpose is to expose an arbitrary value to the introspection system. To identify a metadata value among others, you can attach a label
to it and query for that label.
The metadata
element is especially useful for command line queries because it allows you to expose arbitrary values to the outside world.
// Put metadata somewhere.
#metadata("This is a note") <note>
// And find it from anywhere else.
#context {
query(<note>).first().value
}
Parameters
value
anyRequiredPositional
any
RequiredPositionalThe value to embed into the document.