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{{code|delim}} is the delimiter used to separate the values in the  [[Macros:string list|string list]] which defaults to {{code|","}} if not specified.
{{code|delim}} is the delimiter used to separate the values in the  [[Macros:string list|string list]] which defaults to {{code|","}} if not specified.


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Revision as of 18:47, 14 March 2023

getSelectedNames() Function

Introduced in version 1.3b48
Returns a list containing the names of the selected tokens on the current map. The type of the value returned depends on the delimiter parameter.
  • If the delimiter is not specified then a string list is returned with the default value of "," is used.
  • If the delimiter json then a JSON Array is returned.
  • Otherwise a string list is returned with the delimiter passed in.
 

Usage

<source lang="mtmacro" line> getSelectedNames() getSelectedNames(delim) </syntaxhighlight> delim is the delimiter used to separate the values in the string list which defaults to "," if not specified.

Example

To display the names of all of the selected tokens on the current map use.

<source lang="mtmacro" line> [h: names = getSelectedNames()] [foreach(name, names, "
"): name]

</syntaxhighlight>


Version Changes

  • 1.3b49 - Added json delimiter option.
  • 1.3b51 - No longer a trusted function.