The symbol save operator (>>) and the symbol recall operator (<<) can be used to collect a value at one place in a story test and then use it in other places.

The symbol save operator can be used in any expected value cell. Instead of comparing the actual value to an expected value, the actual value is saved with the symbol name.

CellHandlerStory
string	string?
something	something >>mysymbol
null	null >>nullsymbol

The symbol recall operator can be used in any input or expected value cell. The value used will be the last value saved with the symbol name.

CellHandlerStory
string	string?
something	something <<mysymbol
something <<mysymbol	something
null <<nullsymbol	null
null	null <<nullsymbol

To use symbols with FitLibrary fixtures, you must modify the FitLibrary cell handler list.

configuration set up
add	fitlibrary.CellHandlers		SymbolSaveHandler
add	fitlibrary.CellHandlers		SymbolRecallHandler

eg.InfoFixture
set	result	6
check	result	6 >>six
set	result	6 <<six
check	result	6 <<six

Symbols can be erased with the Clear Symbols Fixture.

Notes:

This is a seperate feature from the FitNesse wiki symbol feature.