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NAME
rsearch - reverse search a matrix, list or association for a value
SYNOPSIS
rsearch(x, val [,idx])
TYPES
x matrix, &matrix, list, &list, assoc, &assoc
val any, &any
idx int
return any
DESCRIPTION
Reverse search the matrix, list or association x for the value
val. By default, the search starts at the end. If idx is given,
the reverse search starts at index indx.
If the value is not found, this function returns nil.
EXAMPLE
> lst = list(2,"three",4i)
> rsearch(lst,"three")
1
> rsearch(lst,"threes")
> rsearch(lst, 4i, 4)
> rsearch(lst, 4i, 1)
> rsearch(lst, 4i, 3)
2
LIMITS
none
LIBRARY
none
SEE ALSO
assoc, list, mat, search