MoveFromId (Stringlist subroutine)

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Move data from $list to Stringlist

This method moves data ($list items) from a $list to a Stringlist. MoveFromId is a subroutine that accepts one argument: the $list identifier of the $list from which data is to be moved. For more information about $list identifiers, see the Sirius Functions Reference Manual.

MoveFromId is a member of the Stringlist class.

MoveFromId Syntax

%sl:MoveFromId(listid)

Syntax Terms

%sl
A Stringlist object.
listid
The $list identifier of the $list from which data is to be moved.

Usage Notes

  • All errors in MoveFromId result in request cancellation.
  • After the MovefromId method is invoked, the source $list is empty, though the $list identifier is still valid.
  • MoveFromId discards the original contents of the method Stringlist.
  • The MoveFromId method copies to the method Stringlist any image association that is set via $listimg.
  • MoveFromid simply moves the pointers to the $list data to the object Stringlist. It does not actually perform any data movement; therefore, it is extremely efficient.
  • MoveFromid is intended to facilitate migration to Stringlists of existing applications that use $lists. For example, suppose complex subroutine Summarize takes a $list identifier as its input parameter. Further suppose that the subroutine is rewritten to use Stringlists rather than $lists. The following code illustrates how this can be accomplished:
    subroutine summarize(%listId is float)
    %list is object stringList
    %list = new
    %list:moveFromid(%listId)
    ...
    %list:moveToid(%listId)
    return
    

    Of course, if the subroutine "forgets" to restore the input $list contents with MoveToId, the input $list remains empty at the end of the subroutine. Stringlists should always be used in preference to $lists, so MoveFromId is provided only for the migration of existing $list applications to the use of Stringlists.