craig, why can't you use offset or lineoffset on any container? *put* "xyz" into w
*answer* offset ( "y" , w ) On Fri, Oct 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM Alex Tweedly via use-livecode < [email protected]> wrote: > note that for the jbv's case, we need to use the 'string' variant of > find in case there are spaces etc. in the string to be found. > > set the text of fld Fhidden to myList > find string myvar in fld Fhidden > put the foundline ..... > > Also, dictionary says that the "offset" functions are generally faster > than the "find" command, and note that you would still need to do > something like 'put line x of myList into tLine', so I'm not sure > there's much saving from using find rather than a loop with "lineoffset > + linestoskip" - even if we do remember or find the name of the > revFind... function. > > Alex. > > On 09/10/2026 17:31, Craig Newman via use-livecode wrote: > > Ever since HC days, the workings of the “find command, that is, each > “find” remembers its container location, can be exploited. Assuming you > have multiple instances of the string “bbb” in a container (in this > example, a field 1): > > > > on mouseUp > > > > repeat while the result is empty > > > > find "bbb" in fld 1 > > > > put word 2 of the foundLine & return after tLinesFound > > > > end repeat > > > > answer tLinesFound > > > > end mouseUp > > > > > > > > Craig > > > > > >> On Oct 9, 2026, at 9:03 AM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> have you tried using regex for this? it should be blazing fast. > >> > >> On Fri, Oct 9, 2026 at 3:41 AM jbv via use-livecode < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi list, > >>> > >>> When lineoffset returns a value greater than 0, that > >>> means the string to search has been found. > >>> But is there a way to get the content of the found line ? > >>> > >>> Of course, I can use : > >>> get lineoffset(myVar,myList) > >>> if it > 0 then > >>> put line it of myList into tline > >>> end if > >>> > >>> But when myList is very long, and when many lines are > >>> successively found, the script has to count the lines > >>> each time and it becomes very slow. > >>> > >>> There is also the option to split the lines of myList > >>> into an array : > >>> put myList into Tlist using return > >>> get lineoffset(myVar,myList) > >>> if it > 0 then > >>> put Tlist[it] into tline > >>> end if > >>> > >>> But then again, splitting the list can be slow if it's > >>> very long. > >>> > >>> IMHO it would be a great improvement to get the content > >>> of the line in which the string to search has been found. > >>> For instance, if nothing has been found, the returned value > >>> would still be zero. > >>> And if the string to search has been found, the returned > >>> value could be as follows : > >>> line 1 -> the line number > >>> line 2 -> the content of the found line > >>> > >>> Best, > >>> jbv > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> use-livecode mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >>> subscription preferences: > >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth > >> On the second day, God created the oceans. > >> On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, > >> and did a little diving. > >> And God said, "This is good." > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-livecode mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > [email protected] > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
