Difference between revisions of "LlListFindList"

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|caveats=*Strict type matching is enforced.
|caveats=*Strict type matching is enforced.
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|examples=<lsl>list numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
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list numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
default
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An easy way to see if an item exists in a list...
An easy way to see if an item exists in a list...
<pre>
<lsl>if(~llListFindList(myList, (list)item))
if(~llListFindList(myList, (list)item))
{//it exists
{//it exists
     //This works because ~(-1) == 0
     //This works because ~(-1) == 0
     //It saves bytecode and is faster then doing != -1
     //It saves bytecode and is faster then doing != -1
}
}</lsl>
</pre>
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|also_functions=
{{LSL DefineRow||[[llSubStringIndex]]|Find a string in another string}}
{{LSL DefineRow||[[llSubStringIndex]]|Find a string in another string}}

Revision as of 10:26, 27 February 2008

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.
The index of the first entry in the list is 0

Caveats

  • Strict type matching is enforced.
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Examples

<lsl>list numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]; default {

   state_entry()
   {
       integer index = llListFindList(numbers, [3]);
       if (index != -1)
       {
           list three_four = llList2List(numbers, index, index + 1);
           llOwnerSay(llDumpList2String(three_four, ","));
           // Object: 3,4
       }
   }
}</lsl>

Useful Snippets

An easy way to see if an item exists in a list... <lsl>if(~llListFindList(myList, (list)item)) {//it exists

   //This works because ~(-1) == 0
   //It saves bytecode and is faster then doing != -1

}</lsl>

See Also

Functions

•  llSubStringIndex Find a string in another string

Deep Notes

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Signature

function integer llListFindList( list src, list test );