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number (lines)
Syntax
the number of lines in
chunkExpression
Description
Chunk expression; returns a count of the lines in a chunk expression. (Lines refers to lines delimited by carriage returns, not lines formed by line wrapping.)
Chunk expressions are any character, word, item, or line in any container of characters. Containers include field cast members and variables that hold strings, and specified characters, words, items, lines, and ranges in containers.
Note: The count()
function provides a more efficient alternative for determining the number of lines in a chunk expression.
Example
This statement displays the number of lines in the string "Macromedia, the Multimedia Company" in the Message window:
put the number of lines in "Macromedia, the Multimedia Company"
The result is 1.
Example
This statement sets the variable lineCounter
to the number of lines in the field Names:
lineCounter = the number of lines in member("Names").text
You can accomplish the same thing with text cast members with the syntax:
lineCounter = member("Names").line.count
See also
line...of
, count()
, number (characters)
, number (items)
, number (words)
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