<doc>
  <legacy_id>1621</legacy_id>
  <name>lines</name>
  <type>keyword</type>
  <syntax>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Text and Data Processing</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <keyword tag="characters">characters Keyword</keyword>
    <property tag="lineDelimiter">lineDelimiter Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Used with the <command tag="sort">sort</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary>, <function tag="number">number</function> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st>, and <operator tag="is among">is among</operator> and <operator tag="is not among">is not among</operator> <property tag="properties">properties</property> to designate the return-<glossary tag="delimit">delimited</glossary> portions of a <keyword tag="string">string</keyword>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>put the number of lines of the result into linesToCheck</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>lines</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary>  to <command tag="sort">sort</command> or <command tag="select">select</command> individual <keyword tag="lines">lines</keyword>.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>By default, a line is delimited by <b>return</b> (ASCII 10). However, you can set the <property tag="lineDelimiter">lineDelimiter</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to any <keyword tag="character">character</keyword> in order to directly address <glossary tag="chunk">chunks</glossary> <glossary tag="delimit">delimited</glossary> by that character.</p><p/><p>A line is a string of characters delimited by a single <b>return</b> character (or a single one of the <property tag="lineDelimiter">lineDelimiter</property> <keyword tag="character">character</keyword>). A single <keyword tag="line">line</keyword> can contain multiple <keyword tag="characters">characters</keyword>, multiple <keyword tag="words">words</keyword>, and multiple <keyword tag="items">items</keyword>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>