import  Type.Enumerated( _enum )

        _enum is an enumerated type




The Type.Enumerated class has utilities for enumerated type names.

Procedure Declarations

ENUMERATE.EXACT        exit Enum _enum, entry Item string  pure
ENUMERATE.EXACT.SCAN   exit Enum _enum, entry Item string  pure

ENUMERATE.UNIQUE       exit Enum _enum, entry Unique string  pure
ENUMERATE.UNIQUE.SCAN  exit Enum _enum, entry Unique string  pure

Generic Procedure Signatures

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method ENUMERATE.EXACT  pure:  Binary search an ordered enumeration by its form.

  exit Enum  _enum       :Enumeration position or 0 if no exact match.

 entry Item  string      :Uppercase full enumeration value (not empty).
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: Items in the enumerated type declaration must be in alphabetical order.
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method ENUMERATE.EXACT.SCAN  pure:  Linear search an unordered enumeration.

  exit Enum  _enum       :Enumeration position or 0 if no exact match.

 entry Item  string      :Uppercase non-zero full enumeration value.
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method ENUMERATE.UNIQUE:  Binary search an ordered enumeration by its form.

  exit Enum       _enum     :Enumeration position or 0 if no exact match.

 entry Unique     string    :Mixed case full or partial enumeration value.
                            :A null will return 0.
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: Items in the enumerated type declaration must be in alphabetical order.
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method ENUMERATE.UNIQUE.SCAN:  Linear search an unordered enumeration by name.

  exit Enum      _enum      :Enumeration position or 0 if no exact match.

 entry Unique     string    :Mixed case full or partial enumeration value.
                            :   "0" or a null will return 0.
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