SET Function

Sets values for items within an array. The returned value is the old value of the specified element in the array.

Category: Array
Returned data type: Integer

Syntax

<array name>.SET(n,"string")

Required Arguments

array name

is the name of the array that you declared earlier in the process

Optional Arguments

n

is the number of the dimension you are setting the value for; this can be specified as a numeric constant, field name, or expression

string

is the value that you want to place into the array element; this can be specified as a string constant, field name, or expression

Details

The SET function sets the value of an entry in the array.

Examples

Example 1

//Declare the string array "string_list"

// Set the dimension of string_list array to 5

string array string_list

string_list.dim(5)

 

// Set the first string element in the array to "Hello"

string_list.set(1,"Hello")

Example 2

string array string_list

string_list.dim(5)

// sets the first string element in the array to hello

string_list.set(1,"hello")