db.getValue

Syntax db.getValue (f, path)
Params f is a filespec or path string of a Frontier object database file that has been opened with db.open.

path is a valid UserTalk address string, indicating the location in the database that contains information that you wish to retrieve.
Action Retrieves the value of the item whose path is supplied and returns it.
Returns The value of something stored in a Frontier object database.
Examples db.getValue ("System:Frontier:old.root", "examples.age")

   » 38

db.getValue ("System:Frontier:old.root", "examples.haircolor")

   » {25,37,91}

db.getValue ("System:Frontier:old.root", "user.dmb.notepad")

   » outline: 121 items
Notes The database file specified in the parameter "f" must be opened using db.open before calling this verb.

db.getValue can retrieve non-scalar values like tables and outlines.

path can be a full or partial database address; the paths table of the target database is used to interpret it.

x = db.getValue (f, path) is equivalent to x = path^ when referring to Frontier's current object database.
See Also db.open

db.get

db.setValue

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