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    <p>A JavaScript function block to run against the messages being received by the node.</p>
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    <h3>Details</h3>
    <p>See the <a target="_blank" href="http://nodered.org/docs/writing-functions.html">online documentation</a>
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    <h4>Sending messages</h4>
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    <h4>Referring Node Information</h4>
    <p>In the function block, id and name of the node can be referenced using the following properties:</p>
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