Data Functions

Revision as of 20:04, 10 October 2012

Variable Functions manipulate data. Data can be represented in the form of variables, lists, and tables.

List of Variable Functions

• $List total: Returns the total number of items in a list
• $List Position: Returns the position of a specific list item
• $Random list item: Returns a randomly selected item from a list
• $Next List Item: Returns the list item at the list's current position and increments the list's position (used with the set list position command)
• $Previous list item: Returns the list item at the list's current position and decrements the list's position
• $List item: Returns a list item at a specified position
• $Read file: Returns the contents of a file
• $List from file: Returns a list made up of each item within a file.
• $List from text: Returns a list of items by separating the text into separate items based on a delimiter
• $Text from list: Returns text based on connecting each list item by a connector
• $Subtract lists: Returns the first list with all items from the second list removed from it (Pro and Dev Editons Only)
• $Sort lists: Returns the original list sorted in ascending or descending order (Pro and Dev Editons Only)
• $Common list items: Returns a new list containing the common items between the first and second list (Pro and Dev Editons Only)
• $Table cell: Returns the value of a table cell
• $Table total rows: Returns the number of rows in a table
• $Table total columns: Returns the number of columns in a table