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	String filename;		String filename;
	Begin		Begin
		+
		+	// method one:
		+	Loop
		+	filename = Glob("levels\*.tul"); // Looks for a file in the relative folder
		+	// "levels" that has the file extension "tul".
		+	if(filename!="")
		+	load_level(filename); // load_level() would load the level file
		+	else
		+	Break;
		+	end
		+
		+	End
	// method two:		// method two:
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	End		End
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		+	Both methods result in the same, but the second one is less code.

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Contents 1 Definition 2 Parameters 3 Returns 4 Example

Definition

INT glob ( <STRING criteria> )

Gets a single filename matching the criteria and keeps returning new ones on subsequent calls until it can't find any more, in which case it returns "". To restart the search, a call to frame() is needed, in which case frame(0); can come in handy.

Parameters

STRING criteria

- Search criteria: the folder in which you want to look, as well as any simple requirements for filenames such as extensions.

Returns

STRING : Filename

""	- No (new) file entries.
!""	- The filename of a file entry matching the search criteria.

Example

Program files;
Private
    String filename;
Begin

    // method one:
    Loop
        filename = Glob("levels\*.tul"); // Looks for a file in the relative folder
                                         // "levels" that has the file extension "tul".
        if(filename!="")
            load_level(filename); // load_level() would load the level file
        else
            Break;
        end

    End

    // method two:
    While( (filename = Glob("levels\*.tul")) != "" )
        load_level(filename);
    End

End

Both methods result in the same, but the second one is less code.