any() Function

Function

any( predicate, list, context )

Calls a rule or function that returns either true or false for each item in list by asking the question, "Do any items in this list yield true for this rule/function?" with the intent to discover if any item(s) yield true.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
predicate	Function, Rule, or Data Type Constructor	Expression that returns a Boolean (true or false).
list	Any Type Array	List of elements that the predicate iterates through.
context	Any Type Array	Variable number of parameters passed directly into each predicate evaluation.

Returns

Boolean

Usage considerations

Referencing expressions and rules

Use fn!functionName to reference an expression function and rule!ruleName to reference a rule.

Understanding results

Returns true as soon as the returned value of an evaluation yields true; otherwise, returns false.

Empty and null lists yield false.

Limitations and alternatives

Serves as an alternative to or(apply(rule!iseven, {-1,0,1,2})).

a!forEach() cannot be used within rules used in this function.

Examples

Given a function f(x) , any(fn!f, {a, b, c}, v)) returns or({f(a, v), f(b, v), f(c, v)})

any(rule!iseven,{-1,0,1,2}) returns true

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Process Reports	Incompatible	You cannot use this function to configure a process report.
Process Events	Incompatible	You cannot use this function to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.

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