Notational conventions in API documentation

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replaceThisText

Text in angle brackets, italics, or bold italics represents a variable that you must replace with an appropriate value. The text usually denotes what the variable represents.

For example, a URI written as /csm/NetworkContainer/<guid> or /csm/NetworkContainer/guid means that you must replace <guid> or guid with a unique identifier to form a URI similar to /csm/NetworkContainer/01059790-1d14-11e0-ac64-0800200c9a66.

a | b | c

Text separated by vertical bars represents a list of values from which to choose.