*TREE_FROM_OUTLINE Function

Syntax

Tree_Data as C = *TREE_FROM_OUTLINE(C outlinedef[,C outline_ident[,C separator[,L expandBranch]]])

Arguments

Tree_Data: Data formatted for display in a tree control.
outlinedef: A CR-LF delimited list indented with instances of Indent_String.
outline_ident: Optional. Default = "" (8 spaces). A character that separates the "branches" in the tree data.
separator: Optional. Default = ".". A character string that represents an indent level in the indented list.
expandBranch: Logical

Description

Transform an outline string to a tree string.

Discussion

The *TREE_FROM_OUTLINE() function converts an indented list into data formatted for display in a tree control.

Example

dim outline as C
? outline
= customer
+orders
++items
++salespeople
+payment
++checks
Location
+State
? *tree_from_outline(outline,"+",".")
= customer.orders.items
customer.orders.salespeople
customer.payment.checks
Location.State