Pete.
I think we are on the same page. Your code would have unpacked with each item
as (returns just for clarity):
a
1,b
2,c
3
Probably your point is that this is not what was intended.
Your loop example is just like the sort of thing that started this. The intent
was to be able to, given tData:
aaa,bbb,ccc#ddd#eee#fff,ggg,hhh
get item 2 to 3 delimited by "#" of item 3 of tData
would return:
ddd#eee
Craig
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Haworth <p...@lcsql.com>
To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>
Sent: Tue, Oct 14, 2014 12:59 pm
Subject: Re: problem with counting words
Yeah, I don't think word was considered during the discussion.
Multiple delimiters might be a good idea but it feels like you'd have to
know which delimiter had been encountered. For example, if you had a
string like this:
a=1,b=2,c=3
and you wanted to unpack it with:
repeat for each item ritem delimited by "=,"
doStuff
end repeat
You'd probably need to know which delimiter had been encountered to
distinguish between the left and right sides of the "=" character.
The main intent behind "delimited by" was to do away with having to keep
resetting the itemdelimiter, e.g
repeat for each item rItem1 delimited by "="
<do stuff with ritem1>
repeat for each item rItem2 delimited by ","
<do stuff with ritem2>
end repeat
end repeat
Pete
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On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 9:31 AM, Ralph DiMola <rdim...@evergreeninfo.net>
wrote:
> That would be a great enhancement. +1 A collection of delimiters(item
> list?)
> would be needed to even emulate the current word chunk.
>
> Ralph DiMola
> IT Director
> Evergreen Information Services
> rdim...@evergreeninfo.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On
> Behalf
> Of Peter Haworth
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 11:32 AM
> To: How to use LiveCode
> Subject: Re: problem with counting words
>
> On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 12:45 AM, Kay C Lan <lan.kc.macm...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > If you want something new... a chunk, then the ability to specify it's
> > delimiter as a range of characters that are either single of combined
> > *could* be a valid enhancement.
> >
>
> Rather than try to explain the thinking behind "delimited by", I'll refer
> you to the forum discussion at
>
> http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=21630&p=111222&hilit=delimite
> d+by#p111222
> and
> enhancement request at http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13557.
>
> Pete
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