List/Array/Set Constructor Operator

Use the list constructor operator to specify the elements of a list, array, or set. The constructor operator has the following three variants:

Format	Description	Example
{ `a` , `b` }	The elements of the list, separated by commas and enclosed in braces.	LIST MyList = {"a","b"}
{`...`}	The literal characters {`...`} followed by indented lines, each containing one element of the list	[-] SET Colors = {...} [ ] red [ ] green
<`text`>	For lists of string elements only. The literal characters <`text`> followed by indented lines each containing one element of the list. Each element is treated as the literal text of a string. Quotation marks are not needed to indicate the strings. Additional indentation levels on the lines are interpreted as tabs in the string.	[-] LIST MyList = <text> [ ] a [ ] "b" [ ] c Note: In this example, the three elements of the list are the strings "a" and ""b"" and "<tab>c".

Format

Description

Example

{ a , b }

The elements of the list, separated by commas and enclosed in braces.

LIST MyList = {"a","b"}

{...}

The literal characters {...} followed by indented lines, each containing one element of the list

[-] SET Colors = {...}
	[ ] red 
	[ ] green

<text>

For lists of string elements only. The literal characters <text> followed by indented lines each containing one element of the list.

Each element is treated as the literal text of a string. Quotation marks are not needed to indicate the strings.

Additional indentation levels on the lines are interpreted as tabs in the string.

[-] LIST MyList = <text>
	[ ] a 
	[ ] "b" 
	[ ] 	c

Note: In this example, the three elements of the list are the strings "a" and ""b"" and "<tab>c".

You can find more elaborate examples in the LIST and ARRAY data type topics, the type...is set declaration, and the various LIST, ARRAY, and SET functions.