BridgePlus.framework, SMSForder Class Methods

Category

List manipulation methods

Method

Summary

Breaks list into subarrays of aNumber items

Signature

Parameters

listOrArray = list or array

aNumber = maximum number in group

outError = missing value or reference

Result

An array of arrays

Availability

Version 1.0.0

Notes

If you set outError to reference, the result will be a list of two items. If there is no error, the first item will be the result of the method and the second will be missing value. If there is an error, the first item will be missing value and the second item with be an NSError.

Sample

use scripting additions

use framework "Foundation"

use script "BridgePlus"

load framework

set theList to {1.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}

set theResult to current application's SMSForder's subarraysFrom:theList groupedBy:2 |error|:(missing value)

ASify from theResult

--> {{1.1, 2}, {3, 4}, {5, 6}, {7, 8}, {9}}

theResult as list -- 10.11 only

--> {{1.1, 2}, {3, 4}, {5, 6}, {7, 8}, {9}}

theResult as list -- 10.9 and 10.10

--> {{1.100000023842, 2}, {3, 4}, {5, 6}, {7, 8}, {9}}

set {theResult, theError} to current application's SMSForder's subarraysFrom:theList groupedBy:4 |error|:(reference)

if theResult = missing value then error (theError's localizedDescription() as text)

ASify from theResult

--> {{1.1, 2, 3, 4}, {5, 6, 7, 8}, {9}}

theResult as list -- 10.11 only

--> {{1.1, 2, 3, 4}, {5, 6, 7, 8}, {9}}

theResult as list -- 10.9 and 10.10

--> {{1.100000023842, 2, 3, 4}, {5, 6, 7, 8}, {9}}