Difference between revisions of "To location"
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Revision as of 23:05, 13 March 2010
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Function Syntax
location to_location(string name )
- id is a location name to convert
- id is a location ID # to convert
Returns the location that matches name or id as specified.
Special
While direct casting via $location[ ] is case-insensitive and able to catch partial matches, this function has added benefit of handling location ID #'s and passing variables as a string parameter.