Skip to main content

This is documentation for Caché & Ensemble.

For information on converting to InterSystems IRIS, see the InterSystems IRIS Adoption Guide and the InterSystems IRIS In-Place Conversion Guide, both available on the WRC Distributions page (login required).

Caché & Ensemble 2018.1.5 > MultiValue Features of Caché > Caché MultiValue PROC Reference > PROC Commands > MVA
Previous sectionNext section

MVA

Adds an element to a dynamic array.

Synopsis

MVA target source

Arguments

target A reference to a buffer or select list to be appended with the contents of source. A reference must begin with a %, !, &, or # character, followed by a number (%2), or followed by another of the four reference characters (%%).
source The text to be appended to the target buffer or select list. source can be a literal or a reference to a buffer or select list.

Description

The MVA PROC command appends a string to the contents of a buffer or select list. MVA adds the source string as an element to a dynamic array, separated by value mark (@VM) delimiters. It adds elements in collation order. If the contents of source matches an existing element in the dynamic array in target, no operation occurs.

See Also

  • MV PROC command

  • MVD PROC command

Previous sectionMVMVDNext section
Feedback