@startuml !function $multipleM() !return "MMM" !endfunction !function multipleN() !return "NNN" !endfunction !$C=cccccccc !C=ddddddd ' missing $ -> $ has to be used Bob -> Alice : XXX $multipleM()XXX Bob -> Alice : XXX$multipleM()XXX ==== Bob -> Alice : XXX multipleN()XXX ' user should follow the $ rule Bob -> Alice : XXXmultipleN()XXX ' but he still has a workaround !$msg="XXX" + multipleN() + "XXX" Bob -> Alice : $msg ==== Bob -> Alice : XXX$C XXX Bob -> Alice : XXX%get_variable_value("$C")XXX ==== Bob -> Alice : 2 XXX D XXX Bob -> Alice : 2 XXX%get_variable_value("D")XXX ==== note right of Alice % ... reserved for plantUML $ ... all variables/functions/procedures should start with it (otherwise no "automatic replacement", ...) \ ... escape charatcter \\ ... \% %newline() \n ... new line (should be replaced with %chr(37)newline() or %chr(36)breakline()?) \% ... % (avoids that eg. %chr(37)newline() is automatically replaced) \$ ... $ (avoids that eg. %chr(36)multipleM() is automatically replaced) end note @enduml Submit amiga aws-orange black-knight bluegray blueprint cerulean-outline cerulean crt-amber crt-green cyborg-outline cyborg hacker lightgray mars materia-outline materia metal mimeograph minty plain reddress-darkblue reddress-darkgreen reddress-darkorange reddress-darkred reddress-lightblue reddress-lightgreen reddress-lightorange reddress-lightred sandstone silver sketchy-outline sketchy spacelab spacelab-white superhero-outline superhero toy united vibrant       🎉 Discover the future PlantUML Web Editor! 🚀  PNG  SVG  ASCII Art