lookup() Function

Function

lookup( multipleValues, dataToLookup, valueIfNotPresent )

Returns location of data within multiple values, or valueIfNotPresent.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
multipleValues	Any Type	Values to lookup within.
dataToLookup	Any Type	Value to lookup within multipleValues.
valueIfNotPresent	Any Type	Value to return if dataToLookup is not present.

Returns

Integer

Examples

lookup({"a", "b", "c", "d"}, "c", -1) returns 3

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	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible

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