# Variable Replacement

Variables in module input fields are replaced following the standard Jinja templating rules, here are some examples:

Comment on source valueSource value (exact value of x)Body to be replacedFinal resultComment on final result

| Comment on source value | Source value (exact value of x) | Body to be replaced | Final result  | Comment on final result |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------- | ----------------------- |
| null value              | null                            | {{ x }}             | null          | null value              |
| string                  | hello                           | {{ x }}             | hello         | string                  |
| json                    | {"y":"world"}                   | {{ x }}             | {"y":"world"} | json                    |
| string                  | {"y":"world"}                   | {{ x }}             | {"y":"world"} | string                  |
| number                  | 123                             | {{ x }}             | 123           | number                  |
| string                  | 123                             | {{ x }}             | 123           | string                  |
| empty string            |                                 | {{ x }}             |               | empty string            |
| string                  | {{ text }}                      | {{ x }}             | {{ text }}    | string                  |
| null value              | null                            | {{ x.y }}           | null          | null value              |
| string                  | hello                           | {{ x.y }}           | null          | null value              |
| json                    | {"y":"world"}                   | {{ x.y }}           | world         | string                  |
| empty string            |                                 | {{ x.y }}           | null          | empty string            |
| json                    | {"y":"world"}                   | {{ x.y }}           | world         | string                  |
| string                  | {"y":"world"}                   | {{ x.y }}           | null          | null value              |
| number                  | 123                             | {{ x.y }}           | null          | number                  |
| string                  | 123                             | {{ x.y }}           | null          | string                  |
| json                    | {"y":123}                       | {{ x.y }}           | 123           | number                  |
| json                    | {"y":"123"}                     | {{ x.y }}           | 123           | string                  |
| string                  | {{ text }}                      | {{ x.y }}           | {{ text }}    | string                  |

**Not replacing sections enclosed in double curly brackets**

Use cases require to have a text between curly brackets NOT replaced by the templating engine.

An example body not to be replaced is `{{ customer text that should remain in curly brackets }}` 

In this case, the text not to be replaced can be formatted as follows to maintain the curly brackets

```
 {{ {{ customer text that should remain in curly brackets }} }}
```

where the final result would be in the final body (after replacement) is

```
{{ customer text that should remain in curly brackets }}
```