array.lookupGE()

The lookupGE() method finds an element in a simple array or a data structure array that is greater than or equal to the argument provided.

Parameters

Argument - value to search for
Start Index - position to start searching from
Element Count - number of elements to search from the starting position
Subfield (optional) - if searching a data structure array, specifies which subfield should the function look up

Return Value

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

Example

  pjs.define("NumIndex", { type: 'unsigned integer', length: 3, decimals: 0 });
  pjs.define("arr", { type: 'char', length: 15, dim: 10, orderby: 'ASCEND' });

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

  NumIndex = arr.lookupGE('Chicago', 3, 8);

RPG Equivalent

%LOOKUPGE()