Topics

A collection of index topics.

Methods

Topic add (name: string[, sortBy: string][, withProperties: Object])
Creates a new index topic.

Parameter Type Description
name string The name of the topic. Note: This is the text that appears in the index.
sortBy string The string to sort this topic by instead of the topic name. Note: The actual topic text, rather than the sort order text, appears in the index. (Optional)
withProperties Object Initial values for properties of the new Topic (Optional)

Topic anyItem ()
Returns any Topic in the collection.

number count ()
Displays the number of elements in the Topic.

Array of Topic everyItem ()
Returns every Topic in the collection.

Topic firstItem ()
Returns the first Topic in the collection.

Topic item (index: any)
Returns the Topic with the specified index or name.

Parameter Type Description
index Long Integer
String
The index or name. Can accept: Long Integer or String.

Topic itemByName (name: string)
Returns the Topic with the specified name.

Parameter Type Description
name string The name.

Array of Topic itemByRange (from: any, to: any)
Returns the Topics within the specified range.

Parameter Type Description
from Topic
Long Integer
String
The Topic, index, or name at the beginning of the range. Can accept: Topic, Long Integer or String.
to Topic
Long Integer
String
The Topic, index, or name at the end of the range. Can accept: Topic, Long Integer or String.

Topic lastItem ()
Returns the last Topic in the collection.

Topic middleItem ()
Returns the middle Topic in the collection.

Topic nextItem (obj: Topic)
Returns the Topic whose index follows the specified Topic in the collection.

Parameter Type Description
obj Topic The Topic whose index comes before the desired Topic.

Topic previousItem (obj: Topic)
Returns the Topic with the index previous to the specified index.

Parameter Type Description
obj Topic The index of the Topic that follows the desired Topic.

string toSource ()
Generates a string which, if executed, will return the Topic.

Element of:

Index.topics
IndexSection.topics
Topic.topics