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   LIST

Description:
   Searches in a list for a matching value or the closest matching value.

Parameters:

1. list (List, required)
          The list which to search for the closest match of value in.
   
   
2. value (Numeric, required)
          The number to find the closest match of in list.
   
   
3. delimeter (String, Default: ,)
          The delimiter used in list.
   
   

Returns:
       (Numeric) The position in the list which is the closest match to the value passed.

Requires:
       

Sample Use:
       

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function listNear(list,value){
	var loop = 0;
	var pos = 0;
	var distance = -1;
	var delimiter = ",";
	if (arrayLen(arguments) gte 3)delimiter = arguments[3];
	for (loop = 1; loop lte listLen(list,delimiter); loop = incrementValue(loop)){
		if (abs(value-listGetAt(list,loop,delimiter)) lt distance or distance lt 0){
			pos = loop;
			distance = abs(value-listGetAt(list,loop,delimiter));
		};
	};
	return pos;
};
// http://www.programmers.org/index.php/coldfusion-udf-library/?ckey=35&function=listNear

function listNear(list,value){ var loop = 0; var pos = 0; var distance = -1; var delimiter = ","; if (arrayLen(arguments) gte 3)delimiter = arguments[3]; for (loop = 1; loop lte listLen(list,delimiter); loop = incrementValue(loop)){ if (abs(value-listGetAt(list,loop,delimiter)) lt distance or distance lt 0){ pos = loop; distance = abs(value-listGetAt(list,loop,delimiter)); }; }; return pos; }; // http://www.programmers.org/index.php/coldfusion-udf-library/?ckey=35&function=listNear