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$fline Identifier - mIRC
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$fline returns the number of the Nth line matching the expression in a window

Note: $fline strips lines from control code before matching


Synopsis[edit]

$fline(win,expr,N,T,S)

Parameters[edit]

  • win - a channel/query/status or custom window
  • expr - the expression to search, wildcard by default
  • N - The Nth matching line, returns the total number of matching lines if N = 0
  • T - If T = 1, it references the listbox (nicklist in channel window), T = 2 means the expression is a regular expression, T = 3 means both 1 & 2
  • S - The search will start from the starting line number S, helping speeding up the search, you must provide the N and T parameter.

Properties[edit]

  • .text return the line matched rather than the line number

Example[edit]

//echo -a $fline($chan(1),*mirc*)

Compatibility[edit]

Added: mIRC v5.4
Added on: 23 Jun 1998
Note: Unless otherwise stated, this was the date of original functionality.
Further enhancements may have been made in later versions.


See Also[edit]