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Re: [Q] extracting value from a structure ... [message #12794 is a reply to message #12793]

Wed, 09 September 1998 00:00

davidf
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Registered: September 1996

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Darran Edmundson (dEdmundson@Bigfoot.com) writes:

> Consider the following:
>
> r = {name: 'john', age=18}
> s = 'age'
>
> Given the string s, is there an easy way to
> extract the value of the corresponding tag
> in r?

I would try something like this:

r = {name: 'john', age:18}
s = 'age'
index = Where(Tag_Names(r) EQ StrUpCase(s), count)
IF count NE 0 THEN Print, r.(index[0])

Cheers,

David
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		[Q] extracting value from a structure ... By: dEdmundson on Thu, 10 September 1998 00:00
		Re: [Q] extracting value from a structure ... By: davidf on Wed, 09 September 1998 00:00
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