Useful list functions

 

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Various functions for manipulating lists, including randomisingLists, sorting Property Lists by value

-- Functions for manipulating lists -- Last updated 7/99 on randomiseList aList   -- accepts either property or linear lists   -- and returns a randomised duplicate version of that list   listtype =  ilk (aList)   if listtype = #list then     tList = duplicate (aList)     rList = []     mx = count (tList)     repeat while mx > 0       ps = random(mx)       va = getAt (tList, ps)       append rList, va       deleteAt tList, ps       mx = count (tList)     end repeat   else if listtype = #propList then     tList = duplicate (aList)     rList = [:]     mx = count (tList)     repeat while mx > 0       ps = random(mx)       pr = getPropAt (tList, ps)       va = getAt (tList, ps)       addProp rList, pr, va       deleteAt tList, ps       mx = count (tList)     end repeat   end if   return rList end on removeDuplicates aLinearList   -- searches through a linear list   -- returns the list without any duplicates   if ilk (aLinearList) = #list then     rList = []     mx = count (aLinearList)     repeat with i = 1 to mx       v = aLinearList[i]       if getOne(rList, v) = 0 then append rList, v     end repeat     return rList   else return aLinearList end on sortByValue propListToSort   -- sorts a property list firstly by value, then by property   pList = duplicate (propListToSort)   sort pList   mx = count (pList)   rList = [:]   vList = []   repeat with valPos = 1 to mx     v = pList[valPos]     if getOne (vList, v) = 0 then append vList, v   end repeat   sort vList   mx2 = count (vList)   repeat with sortedValPos = mx2 down to 1     thisV = vList[sortedValPos]     repeat with valPos = 1 to mx       v = pList[valPos]       if v =  thisV then addProp rList, getPropAt (pList, valPos), v     end repeat   end repeat   return rList end on listContains aList, aStr   -- searchs through a linear list looking for entries that   -- contain the specified str. returns 0 if found   set mx = count (aList)   repeat with j = 1 to mx     if aList[j] contains aStr then return 0   end repeat   return -1 end on filterList sList, filterStr   -- searchs through a linear list looking for entries that   -- contain the filterStr   rList = []   mx = count (sList)   repeat with j = 1 to mx     fName = sList[j]     if fName contains filterStr then append rList, fName   end repeat   return rList end