Xbasic
COUNTRYLOOKUP Function
Syntax
C CountryLookup(C code_or_name )
Country_Number as C = COUNTRYLOOKUP( Country_Name as C )
Country_Name as C = COUNTRYLOOKUP( Country_Number as C )
Arguments
- Country_Number
The number of the country as defined by the COUNTRIESOFWORLD()function.
- Country_Name
The name of the country as defined by the COUNTRIESOFWORLD()function.
- code_or_name
Character
Description
Given a country name, return the country code, or given a country code, return the country name
Discussion
The COUNTRYLOOKUP() function returns either the name or number of a country (as defined by the COUNTRIESOFWORLD() function), given the number or name.
Example
? countryLookup("angola") = "006" ? countryLookup("002") = "Afghanistan"
See Also