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Code Sample Example

This example extracts a bracket-delimited word from a sentence.

Example

define(&data,string,'This is a [bracketed] word')

define(&i,integer, pos('[', &data))

%Find the '[' character

define(&j,integer, pos(']', &data))

%Find the ']' character

if((&i>0) and (&j>&i))

%If both were found

show(mid(&data,&i+1,(&j-&i)-1))

%Print the word

endif()

Mod (function & procedure)

Returns the remainder resulting from the division of two numbers.

Syntax

mod( number1, number2 ) integer value

number1 mod number2 integer value

Arguments

number1

Integer value to be divided.

number2

Integer value with which to divide number1.

Code Sample Example

This example uses MOD to distinguish between odd and even numbers.

Example

define(&i,integer, 1)

%Define loop variable

for(&i,1,1,10) %Set loop