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ikhvjs
ikhvjs

Reputation: 5977

Is it possible to use pre-defined variables as template expression variables for Azure Pipeline?

lets say we have the yaml below.

jobs:
- template: templates/jobs.yml 
  parameters:
     myBranch: ${{ variables.Build.SourceBranch }}

I notice we cannot compile the pre-defined variables as template expression variables but I didn't find any documentation about this in the this doc

So, Is it possible to use pre-defined variables like Build.SourceBranch as template expression variables ${{ var }} in Azure Pipeline?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 663

Answers (1)

Krzysztof Madej
Krzysztof Madej

Reputation: 40779

This is available but not for all variables.

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You should check if variable is available in the template.

And Build.SourceBranch is available

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I tested this

trigger: none


jobs:
- template: build.yml 
  parameters:
     name: ${{ variables['Build.SourceBranch'] }}

and

parameters:
- name: name  # defaults for any parameters that aren't specified
  default: ''
jobs:
- job: Test
  steps:
  - script: echo '${{ parameters.name }}'

and I got

Generating script.
Script contents:
echo 'refs/heads/main'
========================== Starting Command Output ===========================
/usr/bin/bash --noprofile --norc /home/vsts/work/_temp/a699d41a-2dd0-4109-89bb-33829fdf5180.sh
refs/heads/main
Finishing: CmdLine

Upvotes: 1

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