4.5.1.15 Find

Find function

Prototype:	function Find(const S :string; var Index :integer) :boolean;
Description:	Find function finds a string and returns an index position.
Syntax:	variable:= StringList.Find(String, Index);
	Part	Description
	variable	A variable declared as a boolean
	StringList	A reference to an instance of a TStringListWrapper
	String	A string parameter to be found
	Index	An index parameter which contains the string parameter in the StringList
Return value:	True if was found a string in the StringList, otherwise false

Example:

var

strList1 : TStringListWrapper;

t : string;

i : integer;

b : boolean;

begin

strList1 := CreateStringList;

strList1.BeginUpdate;

strList1.Add('Picea');

strList1.Add('Fagus');

strList1.Add('Pinus'); // this one will be found

strList1.Add('Larix');

strList1.Add('Abies');

strList1.EndUpdate;

b:= strList1.Find('pinus',i);

t:= strList1.Text;

ShowMsg('Pinus is on position: ' + IntToStr(i));

if b = true then

begin

ShowMsg('Pinus exists in the StringList');

end

else

begin

ShowMsg('Pinus does not exist in the StringList');

end;

strList1.Free;

end.

Output in Field-Map Data Collector: