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optionmenu.findname - Function

	Package	display
	Module	widgets
	Tool	optionmenu

Find the index of the item with the given name

Synopsis
findname(name)

Arguments

name		The menu item name
		Allowed:	Same type as the array ``names'' used in construction

Returns
Integer or F

Description
This tool function find the index in the menu of the item specified by its name. If you give an invalid name, F is returned.

Example

- labels := "Abs RelRef RelCen";
- names := ['Absolute', 'Relative to ref. pixel', 'Relative to center'];
- values := [10, 20, 30];
- f := frame();
- m := optionmenu(f, labels, names, values);
- m.findname('Relative to ref. pixel');
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