Error when using whitespace in macro argument

Question

I get an error when calling a macro with an argument that contains whitespace. Is there a way to escape this?

 

Example:

@startuml

 

skinparam component<<custom_component>> {

backgroundColor blue

}

 

!define custom_component(label, name) component label as name <<custom_component>>

 

' works

custom_component("My_Custom_Component", my_custom_component)

 

'error

'custom_component("My Custom Component", my_component)

 

@enduml

Answer 1

You should add quotes in your macro definition:

!define custom_component(label, name) component "label" as name <<custom_component>>