Indexed record part in EGL source format

You declare a record part of type indexedRecord in an EGL file, which is described in EGL source format.

An example of an indexed record part is as follows:

  Record myIndexedRecordPart type indexedRecord
    {
      fileName = myFile,
      keyItem  = myKeyItem
    }
    10 myKeyItem CHAR(2);
    10 myContent CHAR(78);
  end

The syntax diagram for an indexed record part is as follows:

Record recordPartName indexedRecord

Identifies the part as being of type indexedRecord and specifies the name. For rules, see Naming conventions.

fileName = logicalFileName

The file name. For details on the meaning of your input, see Resource associations (overview). For rules, see Naming conventions.

keyItem = keyItem

The key item, which can only be a structure item that is unique in the same record. You must use an unqualified reference for keyItem; for example, use myItem rather than myRecord.myItem. (In a function, however, you can reference that structure item as you would reference any structure item.)

lengthItem = lengthItem

The length item, as described in Properties that support variable-length records.

numElementsItem = numElementsItem

The number of elements item, as described in Properties that support variable-length records.

structureItem

A structure item, as described in Structure item in EGL source format.

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