Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: QuickList.Find

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QuickList.Find

Finds an entry in the list.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	iOS SDK
List	11.1	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes	✅ Yes

MBS( "QuickList.Find"; ListRef; Value { ; ignoreCase } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

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

Value The value to look for. "World"

ignoreCase Boolean to define whether to ignore case.
Default is 0 for case sensitive compare.
Pass 1 for case insensitive compare. 0 Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
ListRef	The reference to the list returned from QuickList.New function.	$List
Value	The value to look for.	"World"
ignoreCase	Boolean to define whether to ignore case. Default is 0 for case sensitive compare. Pass 1 for case insensitive compare.	0	Optional

Result

Returns index or error.

Description

Finds an entry in the list.
Returns -1 if item is not found.

Release notes

Version 11.1
- Added List.Find and QuickList.Find functions.
Version 10.5
- Added List.FindDuplicateItems and QuickList.FindDuplicateItems functions.
Version 7.3
- Added parameter for QuickList.FindUnequals and List.FindUnequals to only return items from first list.

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Created 22nd February 2021, last changed 18th May 2021

QuickList.Deserialize - QuickList.FindDuplicateItems