Number (NamedArraylist function): Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 22:14, 7 August 2012

Item number of specified name (NamedArraylist class)

Number returns the item number (ordinal) of the item that has the specified name in the NamedArraylist.

%number = nal:Number( name)

%number	A numeric variable to contain the number of the named `nal` item.
nal	A `NamedArraylist` object.
name	A string that serves as a subscript to identify a `nal` item. If the indicated name is not in `nal`, `0` is returned, regardless of the setting of `UseDefault`.

Arraylist class FloatNamedArraylist class NamedArraylist class UnicodeNamedArraylist class	List of Arraylist methods List of FloatNamedArraylist methods List of NamedArraylist methods List of UnicodeNamedArraylist methods List of Collection methods	Arraylist methods syntax FloatNamedArraylist methods syntax NamedArraylist methods syntax UnicodeNamedArraylist methods syntax
Notation conventions for methods

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 <tr><th>%number</th>
 <td>A numeric variable to contain the number of the named <var class="term">nal</var> item. </td></tr>
-<tr><th>%nal</th>
+<tr><th>nal</th>
 <td>A <var>NamedArraylist</var> object. </td></tr>
 <tr><th>name</th>
 <td>A string that serves as a subscript to identify a <var class="term">nal</var> item. If the indicated name is not in <var class="term">nal</var>, <var class="output">0</var> is returned, regardless of the setting of <var>[[UseDefault (NamedArraylist property)|UseDefault]]</var>.</td></tr>
 </table>
-==Usage notes==
-<ul>
-<li>If <var>Number</var> is called and there is no item on the <var>NamedArraylist</var> that has the indicated subscript name, a <var class="output">0</var> is returned, regardless of the setting of <var>[[UseDefault (FloatNamedArraylist property)|UseDefault]]</var>.
-</ul>
 ==See also==