list.Find()

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Oct 3 2012, 3:15 am
(See the best response by Pirion.)
When using list.Find(), how do I receive what it returns? I'm having trouble using the info that it finds from a list.
Oct 3 2012, 3:26 am
 
var/x=list.Find(y)


It'll return the first position of whatever you're looking for. Otherwise it'll return zero.
Oct 3 2012, 3:30 am
Best response
It returns the index or 0 if not found.
You can use this in the list[index] syntax to get that list item.

Example:
var/list/items = list("pen","pencil","jabberwooky")

mob/verb/find_item()
    var/index = items.Find("pen")
    if(index == 0)
        src << "Could not find the item."
    else
        src << "Item is index [index], [items[index]]."
Oct 3 2012, 4:26 am
Yeah it works now. Thanks guys, appreciate it.