Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Text.AddLineNumbers

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Text.AddLineNumbers

Adds line numbers to text.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
Text	8.3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "Text.AddLineNumbers"; Text { ; StyleTemplate; Delimiter; Prefix } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

Text The text to process. "Hello World"

StyleTemplate The styled text to use as template for line numbers.
We only use style for the nubers and text is ignored.
If empty, this parameter is ignored. TextFont("test"; "Courier"; "") Optional

Delimiter The optional delimiter.
Default are two space characters. ": " Optional

Prefix Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 10.3 or newer.
The prefix to put before the number. Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
Text	The text to process.	"Hello World"
StyleTemplate	The styled text to use as template for line numbers. We only use style for the nubers and text is ignored. If empty, this parameter is ignored.	TextFont("test"; "Courier"; "")	Optional
Delimiter	The optional delimiter. Default are two space characters.	": "	Optional
Prefix	Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 10.3 or newer. The prefix to put before the number.		Optional

Result

Returns text or error.

Description

Adds line numbers to text.
Preserves the styles in the text and adds line numbers as prefix.
Depending on how many lines we have, we may use 2 to 6 digits for numbers.
Works fine for JSON, XML, JavaScript, HTML or any other text.

See also XML.Format & JSON.Format to format and XML.Colorize & JSON.Colorize for colors.

Examples

Format, colorize and apply line numbers:

MBS( "Text.AddLineNumbers";
// colorize it
MBS("JSON.Colorize";
// format before colorize
MBS( "JSON.Format"; JSON Input)
);
// define which style to use for numbers
TextColor (
TextFont ( " "; "Courier" );
RGB ( 0 ; 0 ; 255 )
)
)

Add <> around numbers:

MBS( "Text.AddLineNumbers"; "Hello¶World¶Test"; ""; "> "; "<" )

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Release notes

Version 10.3
- Added new prefix parameter for Text.AddLineNumbers function.
Version 8.3
- Added Text.AddLineNumbers function.

Created 27th May 2018, last changed 1st July 2020

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