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   LIST

Description:
   Returns a portion of a list. Similar to how MID() returns a portion of a string.

Parameters:

1. list (List, required)
          The list you want a section of.
   
   
2. start (Numeric, required)
          The starting postion in the list.
   
   
3. count (Numeric, required)
          The number of elements from (start) you want to reutrn.
   
   

Returns:
       (List)

Requires:
       

Sample Use:
       halfMyList = listMid("one,two,three,four", 2, 2);

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function listMid(list,start,count){
	var delimiters = ",";
	var value = "";
	var loop = 0;
	if (arrayLen(arguments) gte 4)delimiters = arguments[4];
	for (loop = start; loop lte (start+count)-1; loop = IncrementValue(loop))value = listAppend(value,listGetAt(list,loop,delimiters),delimiters);
	return value;
}
// http://www.programmers.org/index.php/coldfusion-udf-library/?ckey=37&function=listMid

function listMid(list,start,count){ var delimiters = ","; var value = ""; var loop = 0; if (arrayLen(arguments) gte 4)delimiters = arguments[4]; for (loop = start; loop lte (start+count)-1; loop = IncrementValue(loop))value = listAppend(value,listGetAt(list,loop,delimiters),delimiters); return value; } // http://www.programmers.org/index.php/coldfusion-udf-library/?ckey=37&function=listMid