_getVariable ( )
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FileMaker 7.0 +
Date posted
21 December 2008
Last updated
23 December 2008
Version
1.1 + View history
Recursive function
No
Function overview
Prototype
_getVariable (
varName; index )
Parameters
varName The global variable name
index The index to access
Description
Tags: Variables
This function is the corresponding one to _setVariable(), which allows the usage of dynamic global variables - one's you don't know the name of when you wrote the code.
These variables can be leveraged to create "objects" that are stored within various global variables, for example, see:
http://fmforums.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/187684
Examples
Sample input
_getVariable( "$$a"; 1 )
Sample output
The contents of variable $$a[1].
Function code
If (Left(varName;2) = "$$";
Evaluate( varName & "[" & index & "]" ); "<bug>" )
// ===================================
/*
This function is published on FileMaker Custom Functions
to check for updates and provide feedback and bug reports
please visit http://www.fmfunctions.com/fid/159
Prototype: _getVariable( varName; index )
Function Author: The Shadow (http://www.fmfunctions.com/mid/34)
Last updated: 23 December 2008
Version: 1.1
*/
// ===================================
Evaluate( varName & "[" & index & "]" ); "<bug>" )
// ===================================
/*
This function is published on FileMaker Custom Functions
to check for updates and provide feedback and bug reports
please visit http://www.fmfunctions.com/fid/159
Prototype: _getVariable( varName; index )
Function Author: The Shadow (http://www.fmfunctions.com/mid/34)
Last updated: 23 December 2008
Version: 1.1
*/
// ===================================
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