pjs.lookup()

This API allows you to find an element which matches (or is close to) an argument you pass to it.

Parameters

1. Search argument
2. Array
3. Start index (OR resulting indicators object)
4. Resulting indicators object (optional)
5. Search type (optional) -  String value of "LE", "LT", "GE", or "GT" can specify a less than or equal to, a less than, a greater than or equal to, or a greater than search instead of an exact match search

Return Value

Returns 0 if no matching element is found; otherwise, the element index is returned.

Example

  pjs.define("i", { type: 'integer', length: 3, decimals: 0 });  
  pjs.define("SRCHWD", { type: 'packed decimal', length: 2, decimals: 0 });
  pjs.define("arr", { type: 'char', length: 15, dim: 10 });

  arr[1] = 'Cornwall';
  arr[2] = 'kingston';
  arr[3] = 'London';
  arr[4] = 'Paris';
  arr[5] = 'Scarborough';
  arr[6] = 'York';
  arr[7] = 'Columbus';
  arr[8] = 'Dayton';
  arr[9] = 'centerville';
  arr[10] = 'vasad';

  SRCHWD = arr[6];

  pjs.lookup(SRCHWD, arr, i, { equal: 26 });

RPG Equivalent

%LOOKUP(), LOOKUP