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- Enclosure: table.uniqeName.pkg
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- Verb
- table.uniqueName
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- Syntax
- table.uniqueName (prefix, tableAdr)
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- Parameters
- prefix is a string that's used in contructing the unique name.
- tableAdr is the address of a table that's about to get a new element.
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- Action
- Iterates over names in the table to return a name that isn't in use.
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- Returns
- An address of an item in the table that doesn't exist, it's safe to assign
- to.
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- Examples
- table.uniqueName ("item", @scratchpad)
- « scratchpad.item1
- table.uniqueName ("item", @scratchpad)^ = 12
- « 12
- table.uniqueName ("item", @scratchpad)
- « scratchpad.item2
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- Notes
- Use this verb when you're adding an item to a table that contains several
- objects of the same type.
- An example: you could use this verb to safely add an item to a table of
- file paths or email accounts.
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- Author: EL.GRANDE
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