Is there an equivalent to "$this" in Emmet plugin?

Question

Hmm.. have not found an answer to this... so here goes.

• Want to create a form using Emmet syntax.

• I have the following list of items:

  firstName
  lastName
  middleInitial
  suffixName
  streetAddress1
  streetAddress2
  streetAddress3
  cityAddress
  stateAddress
  zipCodeAddress
  countryAddress
  phoneNumber1
  phoneNumber1Type
  phoneNumber2
  phoneNumber2Type
  dob
  gender
  maidenName
  

• I could use something like the following Emmet syntax to create a form:

  form:get.newUserForm>input.formInput[name=FieldName]*

(That may be slightly incorrect.. but that's not the focus of the question.)

The question is..

How can I get each "FieldName" to match the selected item in the list? For example, the first item in my list is "firstName", and the second is "lastName". Is there a way for Emmet to see the list item and use THAT in place of "FieldName" (or "id" for that matter)? So in basic terms.. is there an equivalent to $this (referring to the item in the list) in Emmet?

TTAIA

Answer 1

By default, Emmet inserts wrapped content inside deepest child node of abbreviation, but you can decide where to put wrapped content with $# token.

E.g. you can write something like form:get.newUserForm>input.formInput[name=$#]* to insert strings into name attribute of <input> element.

See http://docs.emmet.io/actions/wrap-with-abbreviation/#controlling-output-position