ofparse()

ofparse()

ofparse(<type>[, <value>, ... ], <default>)
ofparse(<type>[, <value>, ... ], <separator>)

Evaluates each <value> in turn and returns the ones <type> picks.

Type	Returns	Last argument
1	the first true value	<default>
2	every true value	<separator>
3	the first false value	<default>
4	every false value	<separator>
5	the first value that is not empty	<default>
6	every value that is not empty	<separator>
7	nothing, when a value is empty	<default>
8	every empty value	<separator>

The odd types stop at the first value that counts, and return <default> when none does. The even types join what they keep with the first character of <separator>. A false value is empty, blank, 0, or starts with #-, so 0.0 is true. Types 1, 2, 5 and 6 work as firstof(), allof(), strfirstof() and strallof(). ofparse() comes from RhostMUSH.

> think ofparse(1,0,#-1,first,second,none)
first

Output: the first true value.

::: seealso

• firstof()
• allof() :::