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List/Set.every(loopVar, expressionStr)
This is true if every loopVar in the list meet
$MyList.every(x,x>5)
is true if every loopVar in $MyList is greater than 5.
The comparison may also be applied to literal lists:
"apple; pear; plum".every(x, x>"aardvark")
is true because every element follows "aardvark" in alphabetical (lexical sort) order.
If the target list or set is empty, .any() always returns false, and .every() always returns true.
The loopVar is a user-set case-sensitive string. "x", "anItem", etc., are equally applicable. Similar to a loop variable in .each(x){}, the point of the loopVar value, is to set a reference variable for each list element. This can then be used in the code provided by the expressionStr argument. Using a number for loopVar, e.g. '1' or '42' is not recommended. Choose a value that makes sense for your own style of work
The expressionStr is any action code expression that is a test resolving to a Boolean true/false answer.
For example, to test if every item exactly matches the value stored in the $MyString of 'Some note':
$MyBoolean = $MyList.every(anItem, anItem == $MyString("Some Note"));
Or, every list value starts with the string 'Large':
$MyBoolean = $MyList.every(Z, Z.contains("^ large"));