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UNIQUE_LOCAL_NAME

Returns a name of the form BASE_1, where BASE is a prefix that you supply and the number (1 in this case) is computed by the function. The returned name is unique for children of the specified parent.

Format

UNIQUE_LOCAL_NAME (Parent, Base)

Argument

 

Parent	The object defining the search domain for children.
Base	A character string specifying the prefix part of the name to be produced.

Examples

The following illustrates the UNIQUE_LOCAL_NAME function:

 

Function	UNIQUE_LOCAL_NAME(.model_1, "PAR")
Result	Returns PAR_2 if PAR_1 already exists.

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