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GetRepetition

Purpose 

Returns the contents of the repeating field specified by number.

Format 

GetRepetition(repeatingField;number)

Parameters 

repeatingField - any repeating field, or an expression that returns a reference to a repeating field

number - the field repetition number

Data type returned 

text, number, date, time, timestamp, container

Originated in 

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Examples 

ParcelBids is a field defined to repeat with ten values and contains the values 2500, 1200, and 1500.

GetRepetition(ParcelBids;2) returns 1200.

GetRepetition(if(IsEmpty(ParcelBids) ≠ true, ParcelBids, HouseBids);2) returns 1200.

GetRepetition(ParcelBids;5) returns nothing.

Note  You can also find the contents of a particular repetition in a repeating field using square brackets [ ] as array operators. For example, ParcelBids[2] returns 1200. See Getting the contents of a repetition in a repeating field.

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