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title: "When to use ‘#’ signs,"  
description: "When to use ‘#’ signs,"  
author: "Amit Singh"  
published: 2011-03-18  
updated: 2020-09-18  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/448/when-to-use-signs  
category: "cold fusion"  
tags: ["cold fusion"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# When to use ‘#’ signs,

1. Put ‘#’ to flag variables within a string of text.
2. If the string contains variables, pound signs would be necessary.

## Answers

### Answer by Amit Singh

1. Put ‘#’ to flag variables within a string of text.
2. If the string contains variables, pound signs would be necessary.


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