select-list-values
Description
select-list-values adaptor selects values, based on position, from a list.
Inputs
list
Type: list
Required: Yes
The list containing the values to be selected.
begin
Type: number
Required: No
The position of the first value to be selected. A negative number can be used to count from the end of the list (e.g. -5 would start at the fifth-to-last value). If unspecified, defaults to 1 (first value in list).
end
Type: number
Required: No
The position of the last value to be selected. A negative number can be used to count from the end of the list. If unspecified, defaults to -1 (last value in list).
limit
Type: number
Required: No
A positive number specifying a limit on the number of values to be selected. If unspecified, no limit will be applied.
Outputs
list
Type: list
A list containing the selected values.
Examples
Example 1: Default behaviour.
Inputs:
list:
January
February
March
April
May
begin: 1
end: 3
limit: null (empty)
Outputs:
list:
January
February
March
-> Selected values 1 to 3 from the list.
Example 1: Select values from the list with a specific limit.
Inputs:
list:
January
February
March
April
May
begin: null (empty)
end: null (empty)
limit: 4
Outputs:
list:
January
February
March
April
-> Selected values 1 to 4 from the list as the limit was set to 4.
Use Cases
Use in combination with the sort-list adaptor to divide up an alphabetically sorted list.
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