list class : IndexOfByVal(class,int) method

Description

It returns an index of the first child that matches as a value.

Syntax

listIndex.IndexOfByVal(class search, int startPosition)

Arguments

Class	Name	Description
class	search	Instance to search.
int	startPosition	Start position of the searching.

Return value

Class	Description
int	Index.

Sample code

1:	list{string} stringList = new list{string}();
2:	stringList.Add("a");
3:	stringList.Add("b");
4:	stringList.Add("a");
5:	int index = stringList.IndexOfByVal("a", 1); // The result (index) is 2.

Notes

This method searches from the specified position toward the end of the list.

Returns 0 or more if elements that have the same value as the first argument exist in the list, otherwise returns -1.

This method compare equivalence as value. Please note that do not compare equivalence as references.

The first argument of this method has a meaning in int, long, real, string, and bool. Does not have a meaning in other types.

UnknownException (ArgumentOutOfOfRangeException) is thrown if the second argument is less than zero or greater than or equal to the number of elements in the list.

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