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- Synopsis:
- $indextoitem(<array> <index number>)
- $itemtoindex(<array> <item number>)
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- Technical:
- These functions are used to convert between array item numbers are index
- numbers.
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- Item numbers are counted incrementally as items are added to an array,
- starting at 0 (zero). Each new item uses the next available item number;
- if there are 5 items in an array, the next item that may be added is item
- number 5 (remember that we count from zero... 5 items is 0..4).
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- Index numbers represent each items position in the array when sorted.
- Items are sorted based on their ascii values. This is generally
- alphabetical; however, since it is based on ascii values, all capital
- letters are sorted after all lowercase letters. It follows a sorting
- algorithm similar to the $sort() function's.
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- Practical:
- The $indextoitem() function converts an index number in the given array
- to its corresponding item number; $itemtoindex() does just the opposite.
- This is mostly useful in conjunction with $igetitem() or $ifinditem(),
- allowing an array to be dealt with in a logical order.
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- Returns:
- -2 cannot find index/item number in array
- -1 cannot find named array
- > -1 item number corresponding to given index number (and vice verse)
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- Examples:
- $setitem(booya 0 hello)
- $setitem(booya 1 goodbye)
- $itemtoindex(booya 0) returns 1
- $indextoitem(booya 1) returns 0
- $itemtoindex(foobar 0) returns -1
- $itemtoindex(booya 100) returns -2
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- See Also:
- Arrays(7); ifinditem(6); igetitem(6); setitem(6); sort(6)
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