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**GETGROUP(**// group, number //[//,dimension//]// //**)**

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| **GETGROUP** | Returns a reference to a specified //group// structure. |
| //group// | The label of a GROUP or QUEUE declaration. |
| //number// | An integer expression specifying the ordinal position of a GROUP or QUEUE in the specified //group//. |
| //dimension// | An optional dimension element number, if applicable. |

The **GETGROUP** statement returns a GROUP reference to the //number// specified field from a target //group// structure. If the //number// specified field is a dimensioned field, then **GETGROUP** returns a reference to the //dimension// element of the //number// field. **GETGROUP** returns a NULL reference if the //number //specified is not a GROUP. **GETGROUP** will also return NULL if the number specified is a dimensioned group and no dimension is specified.This function can be used to access a field that is part of a dimensioned GROUP.

| **Return Data Type:** | STRING |

**Example:**

**MyGroup  GROUP**

**SubGroup  GROUP,DIM(3)**

**number     LONG,DIM(5)**

**          END**

**         END**

**         **

**gr &GROUP**

**lr ANY**

** CODE**

**  gr &= GETGROUP(MyGroup, 1, 2)**

**  lr &= WHAT(gr, 1, 4)**

**  !lr now references MyGroup.SubGroup[2].number[4]**

**See Also:**

[[howmany return dimensions .htm|HOWMANY]]

[[isgroup return group type or not .htm|ISGROUP]]

[[what  return field from group .htm|WHAT]]

[[where  return field position in group .htm|WHERE]]

[[who  return field name from group .htm|WHO]]