any

Type

keyword

Summary

Designates a randomly chosen member of a set.

Syntax

any

Description

Use the any keyword to specify a random object of a specified type, or to designate a random chunk in a chunk expression.

The any keyword does not examine every member of a set; it specifies just one member of the set, randomly chosen. For example, the expression

    if myString is in any field

checks whether myString is in a randomly chosen field, not whether myString is somewhere in one of the fields on the card.

Examples

local wordOfTheDay
put any word of field "Dictionary" into wordOfTheDay

go to any card -- goes to a random card in the stack

select any button

Related

function: random

glossary: keyword, random, chunk expression, chunk, object

keyword: first, last

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile