Item (Stringlist function)

Retrieve value of Stringlist item (Stringlist class)

This method returns the current contents of a specified Stringlist item. The Item method accepts one argument and returns a string result.

Item is a member of the Stringlist class.

Syntax

%string = sl:Item( itemNum)

Syntax terms

%string

This longstring is to contain the contents of the %sl item.

%sl

A Stringlist object.

itemnum

The number of the item in the %sl Stringlist.

Usage notes

• All errors in Item result in request cancellation.
• Unlike the Item method for collections (see Item (ArrayList property)), the Item method for Stringlists is not settable. To set a new value for a Stringlist item, use the Replace (Stringlist function).
• The following loop uses the Item method to display the contents of a Stringlist:

  for %i from 1 to %list:count
  print %list:item(%i)
  end for
  

  This could be accomplished much more easily with:

  %list:print
  

• Under Sirius Mods Version 6.8 and later, the method name, .Item, is not necessary on a Stringlist Item reference. For example, the previous program with Item references could be written as:

  for %i from 1 to %list:count
  print %list(%i)
  end for
  

• Methods are available to retrieve just the first or just the last item in a Stringlist. See FirstItem (Stringlist function) and LastItem (Stringlist function).