Get_Item_Position

Returns the position of the named item in a buffer. If the buffer contains several items with the same name the position of the first item is returned. If no item is found -1 is returned.

FUNCTION Get_Item_Position (   
   buffer_  IN type_buffer_,  
   name_    IN type_name_ ) RETURN NUMBER

Parameters

buffer_

name_
    Item name.

Return value

The position of the first item with the name name_. If no item with a matching name is found -1 is returned.