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An easy way to see if an item exists in a list...
<pre>
if(~llListFindList(myList, [item]))
{//it exists
    //This works because ~(-1) == 0
    //It saves bytecode and is faster then doing == -1
}
</pre>
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{{LSL DefineRow||[[llSubStringIndex]]|Find a string in another string}}
{{LSL DefineRow||[[llSubStringIndex]]|Find a string in another string}}

Revision as of 08:02, 29 March 2007

Summary

Function: integer llListFindList( list src, list test );

Returns an integer that is the index of the first instance of test in src.

• list src
• list test

If test is not found in src, -1 is returned.

Caveats

  • Strict type matching is enforced.
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Examples

Useful Snippets

An easy way to see if an item exists in a list...

if(~llListFindList(myList, [item]))
{//it exists
    //This works because ~(-1) == 0
    //It saves bytecode and is faster then doing == -1
}

See Also

Functions

•  llSubStringIndex Find a string in another string

Deep Notes

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Signature

function integer llListFindList( list src, list test );