[bb] Delimeted string handler by Rob Farley [ 1+ years ago ]

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Title : Delimeted string handler
Author : Rob Farley
Posted : 1+ years ago

Description : OK,

You've got a string with a few items in it and you want to find the 5th one. This function does it for you.

entry(5,"Mr,Mrs,Dr,Ms,Miss",",") will return "Miss"

Usage

Entry ( [element number], [list$] , [Delimeter$] )

Code :

Code: BlitzBasic

1. ; Entry function by Rob Farley 2004
2. ; rob@mentalillusion.co.uk
3.  
4. Function Entry$(number,list$,delimeter$)
5.  
6. n=1
7. count = 1
8. found = False
9. start = 1
10.  
11. If number > 1
12.         Repeat
13.                 If Mid(list,n,1)=delimeter
14.                         count = count + 1
15.                         If count = number
16.                                 found=True
17.                                 start = n + 1
18.                                 Exit
19.                         EndIf
20.                 EndIf
21.                 n=n+1
22.         Until n >= Len(list)
23.         If found = False Then RuntimeError("List Element out of Range")
24. EndIf
25.  
26. Endof = Instr(list,delimeter,start)
27. If endof = 0 Then endof = Len(list)+1
28.  
29. Return Mid(list,start,endof-start)
30.  
31. End Function

Comments :


Damien Sturdy(Posted 1+ years ago)

 Neato function there useful!


aab(Posted 1+ years ago)

 excellent


_PJ_(Posted 1+ years ago)

 Helped me out a lot! Cheers!