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Function to fill an array with character strings that are separated with a newline or other specified parsing string | Function to fill an array with character strings that are separated with a newline or other specified parsing string | ||
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| − | The | + | The ALINES() function fills the <array> with character strings from <expC1> which are separated by a newline. If the optional <expC2> is included, it specifies an alternative parsing string. This string of one or more characters is used to signify where the line should be broken instead of the newline character. |
| − | + | If the <array> does not already exist it will be created. The character strings are copied into the array elements until all the strings are copied. If the <array> is pre-declared, it will be automatically shortened to the number of elements stored in it. The ALINES() function returns the number of character strings copied into the array. | |
The <expN> is the sum of the required flags: | The <expN> is the sum of the required flags: | ||
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echo "Program has " + ltrim(str(nVar)) + " lines\n" | echo "Program has " + ltrim(str(nVar)) + " lines\n" | ||
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| + | // Another Example | ||
declare aNums[10] | declare aNums[10] | ||
| − | + | nelements = alines(aNums, "one, two, three", 0, ",") | |
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| − | nelements = | + | |
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// Another Example | // Another Example | ||
| + | open database southwind | ||
| + | use example | ||
menu fields select "+" | menu fields select "+" | ||
declare aMenu[512] | declare aMenu[512] | ||
| − | nelements = | + | nelements = alines(aMenu, menuitem(), 0, "+") |
</code> | </code> | ||
Latest revision as of 13:05, 8 January 2010
Purpose
Function to fill an array with character strings that are separated with a newline or other specified parsing string
Syntax
ALINES(<array>, <expC1> [<expN> [, <expC2>]])
See Also
AADD(), AAVERAGE(), ABROWSE(), ACHOICE(), ACOL(), ACOPY(), ADEL(), ADESC(), ADIR(), AELEMENT(), AFIELDS(), AFILL(), AINS(), ALEN(), AMAX(), AMIN(), APPEND FROM ARRAY, AROW(), ARRAY(), ASCAN(), ASIZE(), ASORT(), ASTORE(), ASTRING(), ASUBSCRIPT(), ASUM(), COPY TO ARRAY, DBEDIT(), DECLARE, DIMENSION, FILETOSTR(), GATHER, IN_ARRAY(), LOCAL, MENU AT, MENU BROWSE, MENU FIELDS, MENU FILES, MENU FROM, MENUITEM(), PRIVATE, PUBLIC, RELEASE, RESTORE, SAVE, SCATTER
Description
The ALINES() function fills the <array> with character strings from <expC1> which are separated by a newline. If the optional <expC2> is included, it specifies an alternative parsing string. This string of one or more characters is used to signify where the line should be broken instead of the newline character.
If the <array> does not already exist it will be created. The character strings are copied into the array elements until all the strings are copied. If the <array> is pre-declared, it will be automatically shortened to the number of elements stored in it. The ALINES() function returns the number of character strings copied into the array.
The <expN> is the sum of the required flags:
| Bit | Value (additive) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | Removes leading and trailing spaces from lines, or for memos and BLOBs, removes trailing zeroes (0) instead of spaces. This is the default. |
| 1 | 2 | Include the last element in the array even if the element is empty. |
| 2 | 4 | Do not include empty elements in the array. |
| 3 | 8 | Case-insensitive parsing. |
| 4 | 16 | Include the parsing characters. |
Example
// ali.prg - 4 lines cVar=filetostr("ali.prg") nVar = alines(aVar, cVar) echo "Program has " + ltrim(str(nVar)) + " lines\n" // Another Example declare aNums[10] nelements = alines(aNums, "one, two, three", 0, ",") // Another Example open database southwind use example menu fields select "+" declare aMenu[512] nelements = alines(aMenu, menuitem(), 0, "+")
Products
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