*TREE_TO_OUTLINE Function

Syntax

Indented_List as C = *TREE_TO_OUTLINE(C treedef[,C outline_ident[,C separator]])

Arguments

Indented_List: Data formatted as a CR-LF delimited and indented list.
treedef: Data formatted for display in a tree control.
outline_ident: Optional. Default = "" (8 spaces). A character that separates the "branches" in the tree data.
separator: Optional. Default = ".". A character string that represents an indent level in the indented list.

Description

Transform an tree string to an outline string.

Discussion

The *TREE_TO_OUTLINE() function converts data formatted for a tree control into an indented list.

Example

dim str as C
dim outline as C
str = <<%a%
customer.orders.items
customer.orders.salespeople
customer.payment.checks
Location.State
%a%
outline = *tree_to_outline(str,"+",".")
? outline
= customer
+orders
++items
++salespeople
+payment
++checks
Location
+State