columnDelimiter

Type

property

Summary

Specifies the character(s) used to separate columns in a string

Syntax

set the columnDelimiter to <character(s)>

the columnDelimiter

Description

Use the columnDelimiter property in conjunction with the split command to divide text into an array of columns or with the combine command to combine an array of columns into a string.

From LiveCode 7.0, columnDelimiter can be a string of one or several characters.

Since the columnDelimiter is a local property, its value is reset to tab when the current handler finishes executing. It retains its value only for the current handler and setting it in one handler does not affect its value in other handlers called.

Examples

set the columnDelimiter to comma

put the columnDelimiter into tColumnDelimiter

set the columnDelimiter to ";;"

Value

Name	Type	Description
value		From LiveCode 7.0, columnDelimiter can be a string of one or several characters. By default, the columnDelimiter is set to tab.

Related

constant: tab

keyword: character

command: combine, split, split

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 2.8.1

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile