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+/*\
+title: $:/core/modules/filters/getIndex.js
+type: application/javascript
+module-type: filteroperator
+
+returns the value at a given index of datatiddlers
+
+\*/
+(function(){
+
+/*jslint node: true, browser: true */
+/*global $tw: false */
+"use strict";
+
+/*
+Export our filter function
+*/
+exports.getIndex = function(source,operator,options) {
+	var data,title,results = [];
+	if(operator.operand){
+		source(function(tiddler,title) {
+			title = tiddler ? tiddler.fields.title : title;
+			data = options.wiki.parseTextReference(title,"",operator.operand,{});
+			if(data) {
+				results.push(data.source);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+	return results;
+};
+
+})();