NameString.CreateUniqueName Method

NameString CreateUniqueName Method

TIBCO Spotfire 7.0 API Reference

Makes a suggested name string unique within a collection by appending a suffix. Truncates the suggested name if it is too long for a name string, and normalizes the name.

Namespace: Spotfire.Dxp.Data
Assembly: Spotfire.Dxp.Data (in Spotfire.Dxp.Data.dll) Version: 18.10.8513.5432 (18.10.8513.5432)

Syntax

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public static string CreateUniqueName(
	string suggestedName,
	IEnumerable<string> takenNames
)

public static string CreateUniqueName(
	string suggestedName,
	IEnumerable<string> takenNames
)

Parameters

suggestedName: Type: System String
The suggested name.

takenNames: Type: System.Collections.Generic IEnumerable String
The set of names.

Return Value

Type: String
A unique name string.

Version Information

Supported in: 7.0, 6.5, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0