How Example Formats are Interpreted

The following describes how answers will be formatted, based on the assigned example format:

Text Variables

Example Format User's Answer How Answer is Formatted in Document
like this Marianne Stevens marianne stevens
Like this Marianne Stevens Marianne stevens
Like This Marianne Stevens Marianne Stevens
LIKE THIS Marianne Stevens MARIANNE STEVENS
Like a This our client, Marianne Stevens, is the Plaintiff in the case Our client, Marianne Stevens, is the Plaintiff in the case

Number Variables

Example Format User's Answer How Answer is Formatted in Document
09 4

78

04

78

9 7,898 7,898
9 1/8 2.3 2 1/4
9,999.00 9214

9214.36

9,214.00

9.214.36

9,999.99999 87.5984 87.5984
9.9 87.6 87.6
9.9.a

(this format is best used with PN variables)

287.3 287.3.a
9999 12587 12587
9th 23 23rd
nine 1,278 one thousand two hundred seventy-eight
NINE 1,278 ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT
Nine Dollars and Twelve Cents 5.36 Five Dollars and Thirty-Six Cents
ninth 782 seven hundred eighty-second
alpha

Alpha

ALPHA

12 twelve

Twelve

TWELVE

ordinal

Ordinal

ORDINAL

25 twenty-fifth

Twenty-Fifth

TWENTY-FIFTH

Many of these formats will change depending on whether you assign decimal places to the answer. How many decimal places you assign also affects the outcome.

Date Variables

Example Format User's Answer How Answer is Formatted in Document
03 JUN 90 November 6, 2000 06 NOV 00
06/30/90 November 6, 2000 11/06/00
3 June 1990 November 6, 2000 6 November 2000
3rd day of June, 1990 November 6, 2000 6th day of November, 2000
6/3/90 November 6, 2000 11/6/00
June 3, 1990 November 6, 2000 November 6, 2000
June 3rd November 6, 2000 November 6th
June Third, One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety November 6, 2000 November Sixth, Two Thousand
Sunday November 6, 2000 Monday
Sunday, June 3, 1990 November 6, 2000 Monday, November 6, 2000
Third day of June, 1990 November 6, 2000 Sixth day of November, 2000

For additional date formats, please see Additional Date Formats.  

True/False Variables

Example Format User's Answer How Answer is Formatted in Document
/x Yes

No

(nothing)

X

true/false Yes

No

true

false

x/ Yes

No

X

(nothing)

yes/no Yes

No

yes

no

Multiple Choice Variables

The format assigned to a Multiple Choice variable depends on whether the variable is set to allow only one selection (Select One) or multiple selections (Select All That Apply). If set to Select One, the answer will be formatted like Text variables are formatted. Please see the formats table for Text Variables for a description of each option. If the variable is set to Select All That Apply, the answer will be formatted like repeated answer lists are formatted. Please see the table for answer lists for a description of each option.

Computation Variables

Formats for Computation variables depend on the type of computation script you are creating. If you are calculating numbers, the formats are the same as Number variables. If you are working with text, the formats available are the same as Text variables.

Answer Lists

To create a list of answers, you can either create a Multiple Choice variable and assign the Select All That Apply property for it, or you can create a REPEAT instruction. The following list of formats describes the format for each type of list.

When creating lists of answers using a REPEAT instruction, the formats with all capital letters only capitalize the conjunction in the sentence, for example, the word AND. Individual answers in the list are either merged as the user types them or as you have specified for each variable.

Example Format User's Answer How Answer is Formatted in Document
a, and b apples and oranges Multiple Choice: apples, and oranges

Repeated List: apples, and oranges

a, b apples, oranges, and cherries Multiple Choice: apples, oranges, cherries

Repeated List: apples, oranges, cherries

a, b and c apples, oranges, and cherries Multiple Choice: apples, oranges and cherries

Repeated List: apples, oranges and cherries

A, b and c apples, oranges, and cherries Multiple Choice: Apples, oranges and cherries

Repeated List: apples, oranges and cherries

A, B and C apples, oranges, and cherries Multiple Choice: Apples, Oranges and Cherries

Repeated List: apples, oranges and cherries

A, B AND C apples, oranges, and cherries Multiple Choice: Apples, Oranges AND Cherries

Repeated List: apples, oranges AND cherries

A, b or c apples, oranges, and cherries Multiple Choice: Apples, oranges or cherries

Repeated List: apples, oranges or cherries

a, b, and c apples, oranges, and cherries Multiple Choice: apples, oranges, and cherries

Repeated List: apples, oranges, and cherries

a; b; and c apples, oranges, and cherries Multiple Choice: apples; oranges; and cherries

Repeated List: apples; oranges; and cherries