Function Names
table listLibrary
Support Library
Description
This function lists the entire table or selected rows and columns of a table
on standard output (for example the console). Since this function does not make use of any
fancy I/O features, listing tables can also be integerated in B4P programs running in batch mode
in order to provide some more visibility.
Hint: This function is suitable for interactive and debugging use in order to inspect tables conveniently.
Call as: procedure
Restrictions
Indirect parameter passing is disabled
Under normal conditions, the 'Support Library' is loaded automatically, so no 'include(...)' call is needed.
Parameter count
1, 3, 5, ...
Parameters
| No. | Type | Description | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. input |
string | Name of existing table | ||||||||||
| 2., 4., ... input |
string | Option Following options are supported:
| ||||||||||
| 3., 5., ... input |
numeral | Value This is the value associated to the option in the previous function parameter. |
Examples
table load ( t, "Examples\Cities.csv" );
// Begin with row 2, skip last 3 columns, and for the rows to list, list only the first and last 3 of them.
table list ( t, 1st row, 2, briefly, 3, last col, -3 );Output
0 : Country | City | State/Province | Inhabitants | Famous attraction | Alt. (m)
2 : USA | Washington | D.C. | 650000 | Lincoln Statue | 7
3 : USA | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 1500000 | Independence hall | 12
4 : USA | Boston | Massachusetts | 620000 | Freedom trail | 43
... :
12 : SWI | Zürich | Kt. Zürich | 404000 | Street Parade | 408
13 : FRA | Paris | Île de France | 2240000 | Eiffel Tower |
14 : SWI | Davos | Grisons | 11000 | Weissfluhgipfel | 1650