PositionToLine (Function)

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PositionToLine (Function)

In french: PositionVersLigne

Returns the number of the line that contains a character identified by its position in a block of text.

New in version 2025

This function is now available in browser code.

Example

// Initialize a multiline string
s is string = [
AA
BB
CC
]

PositionToLine(s, 1) // Returns 1
PositionToLine(s, 2) // Returns 1
PositionToLine(s, 3) // Returns 1 because of CR
PositionToLine(s, 5) // Returns 2

Syntax

<Result> = PositionToLine(<String> , <Position>)

<Result>: Integer

Number of the line that contains the specified character.

<String>: Character string

Character string to use.

<Position>: Integer

Position of the character.

Remarks

The line separator is the CR character (Carriage Return).

Business / UI classification: Neutral code

Component: wd300vm.dll