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number (items)
Syntax
the number of items in
chunkExpression
Description
Chunk expression; returns a count of the items in a chunk expression. An item chunk is any sequence of characters delimited by commas.
Chunk expressions are any character, word, item, or line in any container of characters. Containers include fields (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 items in a chunk expression.
Example
This statement displays the number of items in the string "Macromedia, the Multimedia Company" in the Message window:
put the number of items in "Macromedia, the Multimedia Company"
The result is 2.
Example
This statement sets the variable itemCounter
to the number of items in the field Names:
itemCounter = the number of items in member("Names").text
You can accomplish the same thing with text cast members using the syntax:
itemCounter = member("Names").item.count
See also
item...of
, count()
, number (characters)
, number (lines)
, number (words)
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