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QuickList.GetList

Queries the list as text.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
List	4.4	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "QuickList.GetList"; ListRef { ; NoReturnEnding; Delimiter } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

ListRef The reference to the list returned from QuickList.New function. $List

NoReturnEnding Pass 1 to have no extra newline character on the end of the returned list. Default is 0 to include one to easily concat lists. 1 Optional

Delimiter The delimiter to use.
Can be empty to have no delimiter.
Common use is to pass "¶", ", " or "; ". ", " Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
ListRef	The reference to the list returned from QuickList.New function.	$List
NoReturnEnding	Pass 1 to have no extra newline character on the end of the returned list. Default is 0 to include one to easily concat lists.	1	Optional
Delimiter	The delimiter to use. Can be empty to have no delimiter. Common use is to pass "¶", ", " or "; ".	", "	Optional

Result

Returns text or error.

Description

Queries the list as text.
Lines are separated by return character.

Examples

Create a list and query it:

$listID = MBS( "QuickList.New"; "Hello¶World")
$list = MBS( "QuickList.GetList"; $listID)
$r = MBS("QuickList.Free"; $listID)

Try with delimiter:

Set Variable [$listID; Value:MBS( "QuickList.New"; "Hello¶World")]
Set Variable [$list1; Value:MBS( "QuickList.GetList"; $listID)]
Show Custom Dialog ["Result default"; $list1]
Set Variable [$list2; Value:MBS( "QuickList.GetList"; $listID; 0; "")]
Show Custom Dialog ["Result with empty delimiter"; $list2]
Set Variable [$list3; Value:MBS( "QuickList.GetList"; $listID; 0; " ")]
Show Custom Dialog ["Result with space delimiter"; $list3]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("QuickList.Free"; $listID)]

Example Databases

Blog Entries

FileMaker Magazin

Ausgabe 1/2015, Seite 19, PDF

Created 21st September 2014, last changed 7th April 2016

QuickList.Free - QuickList.GetValue

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