CAS 6

mapcount
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Summary

Count character maps within a string. A 'map' is a consecutive string of the same character. For example, The string '011122210011' contains three '1' maps, and one '2' map.

Examples

mapcount '01112221011' '1'
mapcount '01112221011' '2'
mapcount PAYHIST '1'

Syntax

mapcount TextField CountChar

Right Arguments

Name	Data Type	Input Type	Description	Optional	Default
TextField	Text	Field, Constant		No
CountChar	Text	Field, Constant		No

Result

Type: Numeric

Number of character maps