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Delete_Item - DfBaseList

Deletes the specified item from the list if it exists

Type: Procedure

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
iItem Integer The item to be deleted

Syntax

Procedure Delete_Item Integer iItem

Call Example

Send Delete_Item iItem

Description

Delete_Item is used to delete the specified item from the list if it exists. The screen is automatically updated to reflect the change.

send delete_item 3

get item_count to i
repeat
    decrement i
    if (value(self, i)) eq "delete_me" send delete_item i
until i le 0

In this example, all items in the current object whose value is delete_me are deleted, leaving all other items in the list unchanged except for their position in the list.