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      The function ecm:nvl returns the specified object when not a null value. Otherwise, a specified default object is returned. The value returned is an object type.

      Example

      A message greeting is personalized to use the first name of the recipient. Recipients who do not have a first name stored as an attribute are addressed as ''Dear Subscriber".

      The greeting is inserted into the message using an ​InsertIf​ statement, which is constructed as follows:

      <%${ecm:nvl(user['FirstName'], 'Subscriber')}%>

      Structure​

      ecm:nvl(object, object)

      Parameters​

      Parameter

      Description

      object

      Specifies the target object. This object is returned if not null.

      object

      The default object to be returned when the first parameter is null.

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