CFileList:Start

The Start method begins iteration for the CFileList object. Use this to restart after using Next to step through some number of files in the file list.

Syntax

CFileList:Start()

This method has no parameters or return value.

Example

The following script opens a file list from the file named sFileName. It then skips to the 4th file and retrieves its name. The CFileList object is then reset to iterate over the entire file list:

F = new_filelist( sFileName )	-- create a CFileList from the file sFileName
if F:Count < 4 then Exit() end	-- exit if not 4 or more files
for n = 1, 3 do	-- step through the first 3 files
F:Next()	-- dump the file name
end
s4thName = F:Next()	-- retrieve the 4th file name
F:Start()	-- reset the file list to the beginning
for n = 1, F:Count() do	-- step through the file list
str = F:Next()	-- save the file name for use
-- do something with the file
end

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