- Function StringToElement(Set, Name[, create])
StringToElement
With the function StringToElement
you can convert a string into an
(existing) element of a set.
StringToElement(
Set, ! (input/output) a reference to a simple set
Name, ! (input) a scalar string
[create] ! (optional) 0 or 1, default 0
)
Arguments
- Set
A set in which you want to find (or create) a specific element.
- Name
A scalar string expression, representing the string that you want to convert.
- create (optional)
An indicator whether or not a nonexisting element are added to the set during the call.
Return Value
The function returns the existing element or, if the string cannot be converted to an existing element and the argument create is not set to 1, the function return the empty element. If create is set to 1, nonexisting elements will be created on the fly.
See also
The function
ElementCast
and the procedureSetElementAdd
.The lexical conventions for set elements in Lexical Conventions.