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The <var>Number</var> ReadOnly property returns the item number (ordinal) of the item that has the specified name in the <var>NamedArraylist</var>.
<var>Number</var> returns the item number (ordinal) of the item that has the specified name in the <var>NamedArraylist</var>.


==Syntax==
==Syntax==
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<tr><th>%number</th>
<tr><th>%number</th>
<td>A numeric variable to contain the number of the named <var class="term">nal</var> item. </td></tr>
<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>
<td>A <var>NamedArraylist</var> object. </td></tr>
<tr><th>name</th>
<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>
<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>
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==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>.
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==See also==
==See also==

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.

Syntax

%number = nal:Number( name)

Syntax terms

%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.

See also

  • The ItemByNumber property lets you retrieve or set an item using the item's ordinal number.
  • The NameByNumber function lets you retrieve an item's name using the item's ordinal number.