NameByNumber (NamedArraylist function): Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 02:58, 8 August 2012

Name of specified item number (NamedArraylist class)

NameByNumber returns the name of the item that has the indicated item number in the NamedArraylist.

%name = nal:NameByNumber( number)

%name	A string variable to contain the name of the `nal` item that is specified by `number`.
nal	A `NamedArraylist` object.
number	A whole number greater than 0 to identify a `nal` item by its position (item number) in the alphabetically ordered `NamedArraylist`. If `number` is greater than the number of items in `nal`, or if it is less than or equal to zero, the request is cancelled.

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 <td>A whole number greater than 0 to identify a <var class="term">nal</var> item by its position (item number) in the alphabetically ordered <var>NamedArraylist</var>. If <var class="term">number</var> is greater than the number of items in <var class="term">nal</var>, or if it is less than or equal to zero, the request is cancelled.</td></tr>
 </table>
-==Usage notes==
-<ul><li>If the <var>NameByNumber</var> property is being retrieved and there is no item on the <var>NamedArraylist</var>that has the indicated item number, the result is one of the following actions:
-<ul><li>The request is cancelled if the <var>[[UseDefault (NamedArraylist property)|UseDefault]]</var> property is <var class="code">False</var>.
-<li>The <var>[[Default (NamedArraylist property)|Default]]</var> value is returned if the <var>UseDefault</var> property is <var class="code">True</var>.
-</ul></ul>
 ==See also==
-<ul><li><var>[[Number (NamedArraylist function)|Number]]</var> lets you retrieve an item using its item number.</ul>
+<ul>
+<li><var>[[Number (NamedArraylist function)|Number]]</var> lets you retrieve an item using its item number.
+<li><var>[[ItemByNumber_(GenericNamedArraylist_property)|ItemByNumber]]</var> lets you retrieve or set an item using the item's ordinal number.
+</ul>
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