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Revision 6 (Per Amundsen, 08/13/2015 10:24 AM) → Revision 7/21 (Per Amundsen, 11/22/2015 02:48 PM)
_Added in 1.9.0_
*$hfind(name|N,text,[N],[M],[@window|command])*
Searches table for the Nth item name which matches text and returns the item name.
_See also [[$hmatch]]._
*Parameters*
name|N - Name of the hash table or the Nth hash table.
text - Text to search for.
[N] - If N = 0, number of matches, otherwise the Nth match. (optional)
[M] - (optional)
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n - Normal text comparison. (default if M is not specified)
w - Text is wildcard text.
W - Hash table item/data is wildcard text.
r - Text is a egular expression.
R - Hash table item/data is a regular expression.
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[@window|command] - if @window is defined, fills the side-listbox with the results, otherwise the command is run on each result.
*Properties*
.data - Search for a matching data value instead of item name.
*Example*
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; Searches hash table 'Example' for all items using and runs the command 'echo -ag $1-' on each result, $1- holds the item name or data.
//echo -ag result: $hfind(Example, *, 0, w, echo -ag $1-)
; Searches the hash table 'Example' and prints the number of matches.
//echo -ag result: $hfind(Example, *, 0, w)
; Searches the hash table 'Example' and prints the first matched item.
//echo -ag result: $hfind(Example, *, 1, w)
; Searches the hash table 'Example' and prints the first matched data.
//echo -ag result: $hfind(Example, *, 1, w).data
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