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Initiated September 2017

range Operator

29th December 2017 at 4:18pm

The range operator produces a list of numbers counting up or down. It's useful for counting and numbering, or in combination with the Formula Plugin.

Purposeproduce a range of numbers
Inputignored.
Parameter1-3 numbers separated by , or ;.
OutputA series of evenly spaced numbers ranging from <begin> to <end>
! OutputAs Output, but with order reversed.

The parameter has three forms:

ParameterOutput
<end>Whole numbers up to <end>.
<begin>,<end>Numbers from <begin> to <end>, spaced by whole numbers.
<begin>,<end>,<step>Numbers from <begin> to <end> spaced out by <step>.

Each part must be a number, and works as follows:

  • <begin>: start counting at this number.
    • Defaults to 1 if <end> is at least 1 (or -1 if <end> is at most -1).
  • <end>: stop counting at this number.
    • This number will appear in the list unless it falls between two steps.
  • <step>: count up (or down) by this amount.
    • Defaults to 1.
    • Cannot be zero.
    • We always count from <begin> toward <end>, whether <step> is positive or negative.

The number of decimal points in the output is fixed, and based on the parameter with the most decimal points.

To prevent the browser from freezing, range is currently limited to 10,000 values.

Examples

[range[7]]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

[range[1, 10]]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

[range[17,13]]

17 16 15 14 13

[range[1.001, 5, 1]]

1.001 2.001 3.001 4.001

[range[.5,1.4,.004]]

0.500 0.504 0.508 0.512 0.516 0.520 0.524 0.528 0.532 0.536 0.540 0.544 0.548 0.552 0.556 0.560 0.564 0.568 0.572 0.576 0.580 0.584 0.588 0.592 0.596 0.600 0.604 0.608 0.612 0.616 0.620 0.624 0.628 0.632 0.636 0.640 0.644 0.648 0.652 0.656 0.660 0.664 0.668 0.672 0.676 0.680 0.684 0.688 0.692 0.696 0.700 0.704 0.708 0.712 0.716 0.720 0.724 0.728 0.732 0.736 0.740 0.744 0.748 0.752 0.756 0.760 0.764 0.768 0.772 0.776 0.780 0.784 0.788 0.792 0.796 0.800 0.804 0.808 0.812 0.816 0.820 0.824 0.828 0.832 0.836 0.840 0.844 0.848 0.852 0.856 0.860 0.864 0.868 0.872 0.876 0.880 0.884 0.888 0.892 0.896 0.900 0.904 0.908 0.912 0.916 0.920 0.924 0.928 0.932 0.936 0.940 0.944 0.948 0.952 0.956 0.960 0.964 0.968 0.972 0.976 0.980 0.984 0.988 0.992 0.996 1.000 1.004 1.008 1.012 1.016 1.020 1.024 1.028 1.032 1.036 1.040 1.044 1.048 1.052 1.056 1.060 1.064 1.068 1.072 1.076 1.080 1.084 1.088 1.092 1.096 1.100 1.104 1.108 1.112 1.116 1.120 1.124 1.128 1.132 1.136 1.140 1.144 1.148 1.152 1.156 1.160 1.164 1.168 1.172 1.176 1.180 1.184 1.188 1.192 1.196 1.200 1.204 1.208 1.212 1.216 1.220 1.224 1.228 1.232 1.236 1.240 1.244 1.248 1.252 1.256 1.260 1.264 1.268 1.272 1.276 1.280 1.284 1.288 1.292 1.296 1.300 1.304 1.308 1.312 1.316 1.320 1.324 1.328 1.332 1.336 1.340 1.344 1.348 1.352 1.356 1.360 1.364 1.368 1.372 1.376 1.380 1.384 1.388 1.392 1.396 1.400