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findPosNear
Syntax
sortedList
.findPosNear(
valueOrProperty
)
findPosNear(
sortedList
,
valueOrProperty
)
Description
List command; for sorted lists only, identifies the position of the item specified by valueOrProperty
in the specified sorted list.
The findPosNear
command works only with sorted lists. Replace valueOrProperty
with a value for sorted linear lists, and with a property for sorted property lists.
The findPosNear
command is similar to the findPos
command, except that when the specified property is not in the list, the findPosNear
command identifies the position of the value with the most similar alphanumeric name. This command is useful in finding the name that is the closest match in a sorted directory of names.
Example
This statement identifies the position of a property in the sorted list Answers, which consists of [#Nile:2, #Pharaoh:4, #Raja:0]:
Answers.findPosNear(#Ni)
The result is 1, because Ni most closely matches Nile, the first property in the list.
See also
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