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MatchPrefixAll ( theList ; thePrefix )

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Jeremiah Small, Soliant Consulting
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Returns all values from a list that matches the supplied prefix.

Sample Input:

MatchPrefixAll ( "layout1¶
layout2¶
layout3¶
printReport¶
printInvoice¶
printEstimate¶
layout4¶
layout5¶"
; "print" )

Sample Output:

printReport
printInvoice
printEstimate

/*Thanks to "Ender" (Mike Hackett) on FMForums for the core of this version that does not require a piggy-back counter. I expanded his basic premise so it strips the trailing CR*/ Case ( not IsEmpty ( theList ) and not IsEmpty ( thePrefix ) ; Let ( newlist = MatchPrefixAll ( MiddleValues ( theList ; 2 ; ValueCount ( theList ) - 1 ) ; thePrefix ) ; Case ( Left ( theList ; Length ( thePrefix ) ) = thePrefix ; If ( ValueCount ( newlist ) > 0 ; LeftValues ( theList ; 1 ) ; Substitute ( LeftValues ( theList ; 1 ) ; "¶" ; "" ) )//end If )//end Case & newlist )//end Let )//end Case /*plain version with trailing CR Case ( not IsEmpty ( theList ) and not IsEmpty ( thePrefix ) ; Case ( Left ( theList ; Length ( thePrefix ) ) = thePrefix ; LeftValues ( theList ; 1 ) )//end Case & MatchPrefixAll ( MiddleValues ( theList ; 2 ; ValueCount ( theList ) - 1 ) ; thePrefix ) )//end Case */
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Description:

Updated so List parameter doesn't conflict with native List function.

Returns all values from a list that matches the supplied prefix. This version strips the CR off the end of the result list. For reference, Mike's original revision is included as a comment in the body of the CF above. There is an interesting thread on fmforums.com called "Piggy backing on a CF input parameter" if you are learning about CFs and and care to read a technical discussion about CFs.

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