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Examples

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	==Examples==		==Examples==
	~~<ol><li>~~ The following chunk of code shows how <var>Stringlist</var> <code>%list</code> can be compressed:		The following chunk of code shows how <var>Stringlist</var> <code>%list</code> can be compressed:
	<p class="output">%newList = new		<p class="output">%newList = new
	%newList:copyItems(%list)		%newList:copyItems(%list)
	%list = %newList		%list = %newList
	</p~~></ol~~>		</p>

	==See also==		==See also==
	{{Template:Stringlist:CopyItems footer}}		{{Template:Stringlist:CopyItems footer}}

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Usage notes

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	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>All errors in <var>CopyItems</var> result in request cancellation.		<li>All errors in <var>CopyItems</var> result in request cancellation.
	<li><var>CopyItems</var> does an item-for-item copy, so it can be used to compress a <var>Stringlist</var> that has become sparse as the result of heavy <var>[[Insert_(Stringlist_function)\|Insert]]</var>, <var>[[Replace_(Stringlist_function)\|Replace]]</var>, <var>[[ChangeItemLength_(Stringlist_function)\|ChangeItemLength]]</var> and/or <var>[[RemoveItem_(Stringlist_function)\|RemoveItem]]</var> activity. <var>~~[[Replace_(Stringlist_function)\|~~Replace]]</var> and/or <var>~~[[ChangeItemLength_(Stringlist_function)\|~~ChangeItemLength]]</var> may cause a <var>Stringlist</var> to become sparse only if <var>Stringlist</var> items are replaced with larger <var>Stringlist</var> items or increased in size.
	<li>If copying an entire <var>Stringlist</var>, and no compression is required, [[Copy (Stringlist function)\|Copy]] is more efficient than <var>CopyItems</var> because it does a page-for-page copy while <var>CopyItems</var> does an item-for-item copy.</ul>		<li><var>CopyItems</var> does an item-for-item copy, so it can be used to compress a <var>Stringlist</var> that has become sparse as the result of heavy <var>[[Insert_(Stringlist_function)\|Insert]]</var>, <var>[[Replace_(Stringlist_function)\|Replace]]</var>, <var>[[ChangeItemLength_(Stringlist_function)\|ChangeItemLength]]</var> and/or <var>[[RemoveItem_(Stringlist_function)\|RemoveItem]]</var> activity. <var>Replace</var> and/or <var>ChangeItemLength</var> may cause a <var>Stringlist</var> to become sparse only if <var>Stringlist</var> items are replaced with larger <var>Stringlist</var> items or increased in size.

			<li>If copying an entire <var>Stringlist</var>, and no compression is required, <var>[[Copy (Stringlist function)\|Copy]]</var> is more efficient than <var>CopyItems</var> because it does a page-for-page copy while <var>CopyItems</var> does an item-for-item copy.</ul>

	==Examples==		==Examples==

Dme: /* Syntax terms */

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Syntax terms

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	<td>A numeric variable that is set to the number of items in the output <var>Stringlist</var> after the method is completed. </td></tr>		<td>A numeric variable that is set to the number of items in the output <var>Stringlist</var> after the method is completed. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>sl</th>		<tr><th>sl</th>
	<td>A <var>Stringlist</var> object. </td></tr>		<td>A <var>Stringlist</var> object, to which the selected items from <var class="term">inList</var> are copied. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>inList</th>		<tr><th>inList</th>
	<td>The input <var>Stringlist</var>, This is a required argument. </td></tr>		<td>The input <var>Stringlist</var>, This is a required argument. </td></tr>

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	This method copies items from one <var>Stringlist</var> to another. The copied items are added to the end of the method <var>Stringlist</var>.		This method copies items from one <var>Stringlist</var> to another. The copied items are added to the end of the method <var>Stringlist</var>.

	<var>CopyItems</var> accepts three arguments and returns a numeric result. It is a [[Notation conventions for methods#Callable ~~methods~~\|callable]] method.		<var>CopyItems</var> accepts three arguments and returns a numeric result. It is a [[Notation conventions for methods#Callable functions\|callable]] method.

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

JAL at 02:03, 9 March 2011

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	This method copies items from one <var>Stringlist</var> to another. The copied items are added to the end of the method <var>Stringlist</var>.		This method copies items from one <var>Stringlist</var> to another. The copied items are added to the end of the method <var>Stringlist</var>.

	<var>CopyItems</var> accepts three arguments and returns a numeric result. It is a callable method.		<var>CopyItems</var> accepts three arguments and returns a numeric result. It is a [[Notation conventions for methods#Callable methods\|callable]] method.

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

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	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>All errors in <var>CopyItems</var> result in request cancellation.		<li>All errors in <var>CopyItems</var> result in request cancellation.
	<li><var>CopyItems</var> does an item-for-item copy, so it can be used to compress a <var>Stringlist</var> that has become sparse as the result of heavy <var>[[Insert_(Stringlist_function)\|Insert]]</var>, <var>[[Replace_(Stringlist_function)\|Replace]]</var>, <var>[[ChangeItemLength_(Stringlist_function)\|ChangeItemLength]]</var> and/or <var>[[RemoveItem_(Stringlist_function)\|RemoveItem]]</var> activity. <var>[[Replace_(Stringlist_function)\|Replace]]</var> and/or <var>[[ChangeItemLength_(Stringlist_function)\|ChangeItemLength]]</var> may cause a <var>Stringlist</var> to become sparse only if <var>Stringlist</var> items are replaced with larger <var>Stringlist</var> items or increased in size. The following chunk of code shows how <var>Stringlist</var> <code>%list</code> can be compressed:		<li><var>CopyItems</var> does an item-for-item copy, so it can be used to compress a <var>Stringlist</var> that has become sparse as the result of heavy <var>[[Insert_(Stringlist_function)\|Insert]]</var>, <var>[[Replace_(Stringlist_function)\|Replace]]</var>, <var>[[ChangeItemLength_(Stringlist_function)\|ChangeItemLength]]</var> and/or <var>[[RemoveItem_(Stringlist_function)\|RemoveItem]]</var> activity. <var>[[Replace_(Stringlist_function)\|Replace]]</var> and/or <var>[[ChangeItemLength_(Stringlist_function)\|ChangeItemLength]]</var> may cause a <var>Stringlist</var> to become sparse only if <var>Stringlist</var> items are replaced with larger <var>Stringlist</var> items or increased in size.
			<li>If copying an entire <var>Stringlist</var>, and no compression is required, [[Copy (Stringlist function)\|Copy]] is more efficient than <var>CopyItems</var> because it does a page-for-page copy while <var>CopyItems</var> does an item-for-item copy.</ul>

			==Examples==
			<ol><li> The following chunk of code shows how <var>Stringlist</var> <code>%list</code> can be compressed:
	<p class="output">%newList = new		<p class="output">%newList = new
	%newList:copyItems(%list)		%newList:copyItems(%list)
	%list = %newList		%list = %newList
	</p>		</p></ol>
	<li>If copying an entire <var>Stringlist</var>, and no compression is required, [[Copy (Stringlist function)\|Copy]] is more efficient than <var>CopyItems</var> because it does a page-for-page copy while <var>CopyItems</var> does an item-for-item copy.</ul>

	==See also==		==See also==
	{{Template:Stringlist:CopyItems footer}}		{{Template:Stringlist:CopyItems footer}}

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	<li>All errors in <var>CopyItems</var> result in request cancellation.		<li>All errors in <var>CopyItems</var> result in request cancellation.
	<li><var>CopyItems</var> does an item-for-item copy, so it can be used to compress a <var>Stringlist</var> that has become sparse as the result of heavy <var>[[Insert_(Stringlist_function)\|Insert]]</var>, <var>[[Replace_(Stringlist_function)\|Replace]]</var>, <var>[[ChangeItemLength_(Stringlist_function)\|ChangeItemLength]]</var> and/or <var>[[RemoveItem_(Stringlist_function)\|RemoveItem]]</var> activity. <var>[[Replace_(Stringlist_function)\|Replace]]</var>, <var>[[ChangeItemLength_(Stringlist_function)\|ChangeItemLength]]</var> may cause a <var>Stringlist</var> to become sparse only if <var>Stringlist</var> items are replaced with larger <var>Stringlist</var> items or increased in size. The following chunk of code shows how <var>Stringlist</var> <~~var class="term"~~>%list</~~var~~> can be compressed:		<li><var>CopyItems</var> does an item-for-item copy, so it can be used to compress a <var>Stringlist</var> that has become sparse as the result of heavy <var>[[Insert_(Stringlist_function)\|Insert]]</var>, <var>[[Replace_(Stringlist_function)\|Replace]]</var>, <var>[[ChangeItemLength_(Stringlist_function)\|ChangeItemLength]]</var> and/or <var>[[RemoveItem_(Stringlist_function)\|RemoveItem]]</var> activity. <var>[[Replace_(Stringlist_function)\|Replace]]</var> and/or <var>[[ChangeItemLength_(Stringlist_function)\|ChangeItemLength]]</var> may cause a <var>Stringlist</var> to become sparse only if <var>Stringlist</var> items are replaced with larger <var>Stringlist</var> items or increased in size. The following chunk of code shows how <var>Stringlist</var> <code>%list</code> can be compressed:
	<p class="output">%newList = new		<p class="output">%newList = new
	%newList:copyItems(%list)		%newList:copyItems(%list)
	%list = %newList		%list = %newList
	</p>		</p>
	<li>If copying an entire <var>Stringlist</var>, and no compression is required, ~~the~~ [[Copy (Stringlist function)\|Copy]] is more efficient than <var>CopyItems</var> because ~~Copy~~ does a page-for-page copy while <var>CopyItems</var> does an item-for-item copy.</ul>		<li>If copying an entire <var>Stringlist</var>, and no compression is required, [[Copy (Stringlist function)\|Copy]] is more efficient than <var>CopyItems</var> because it does a page-for-page copy while <var>CopyItems</var> does an item-for-item copy.</ul>

	==See also==		==See also==
	{{Template:Stringlist:CopyItems footer}}		{{Template:Stringlist:CopyItems footer}}

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	===Syntax terms===		===Syntax terms===
	<table class="syntaxTable">		<table class="syntaxTable">
	<tr><th>%rc</th>		<tr><th>%count</th>
	<td>A numeric variable that is set to the number of items in the output <var>Stringlist</var> after the method is completed. </td></tr>		<td>A numeric variable that is set to the number of items in the output <var>Stringlist</var> after the method is completed. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>sl</th>		<tr><th>sl</th>
	<td>A <var>Stringlist</var> object. </td></tr>		<td>A <var>Stringlist</var> object. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>~~inlist~~</th>		<tr><th>inList</th>
	<td>The input <var>Stringlist</var>, This is a required argument. </td></tr>		<td>The input <var>Stringlist</var>, This is a required argument. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>startItem</th>		<tr><th>startItem</th>

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	<tr><th>inlist</th>		<tr><th>inlist</th>
	<td>The input <var>Stringlist</var>, This is a required argument. </td></tr>		<td>The input <var>Stringlist</var>, This is a required argument. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>~~startitem~~</th>		<tr><th>startItem</th>
	<td>The starting item number in the input <var>Stringlist</var>, see <var class="term">inlist</var>, from which items are to be copied. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to the first item in the input <var>Stringlist</var> if not specified. </td></tr>		<td>The starting item number in the input <var>Stringlist</var>, see <var class="term">inlist</var>, from which items are to be copied. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to the first item in the input <var>Stringlist</var> if not specified. </td></tr>
	<tr><th>~~numitems~~</th>		<tr><th>numItems</th>
	<td>The number of items from <var class="term">inlist</var> that are to be copied. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to the number of items in the input <var>Stringlist</var> after and including the starting item number. If set to a number greater than the number of items after and including the starting item number, all items after and including the starting item number are copied. A zero value for this argument is treated the same as if it were not specified.</td></tr>		<td>The number of items from <var class="term">inlist</var> that are to be copied. This is an optional argument, and it defaults to the number of items in the input <var>Stringlist</var> after and including the starting item number. If set to a number greater than the number of items after and including the starting item number, all items after and including the starting item number are copied. A zero value for this argument is treated the same as if it were not specified.</td></tr>
	</table>		</table>