RangeNumericCount() finds the number of numeric values in an expression or field.
Syntax:
RangeNumericCount(first_expr[, Expression])
Return data type: integer
Arguments:
The argument of this function may contain inter-record functions which in themselves return a list of values.
- first_expr: The expression or field containing the data to be measured.
- Expression: Optional expressions or fields containing the range of data to be measured.
Examples:
| Example | Result |
|---|---|
| RangeNumericCount (1,2,4) |
Returns 3 |
| RangeNumericCount (5,'abc') | Returns 1 |
| RangeNumericCount (null( )) |
Returns 0 |
Example: (using expression)
RangeNumericCount (Above(MaxString(MyField),0,3))
Returns the number of numeric values in the three results of the MaxString(MyField) function evaluated on the current row and two rows above the current row.
Tip noteDisable sorting of MyField to ensure that example works as expected.
| MyField | RangeNumericCount(Above(MaxString(MyField),0,3)) |
|---|---|
| 10 | 1 |
| abc | 1 |
| 8 | 2 |
| def | 1 |
| xyz | 1 |
| 9 | 1 |
Data used in examples:
RangeTab:
LOAD * INLINE [
MyField
10
'abc'
8
def
xyz
9
] ;
