Trying for some time now, but can’t figure out how to convert a string to array. This string is actually an array stored in user defined object properties as string. Now I would like to read it back and convert it into array.
What would be the best way to do that?
Thanks
as long as none of the values in the array contain commas, you could do this:
x="#(\"asddas\",\"dddssds\",123123)" --this is your existing string
new_array=(filterstring (substring x 3 (x.count-3)) ",")
for i=1 to new_array.count do new_array[i]=(execute new_array[i])
edit: geez, am I stupid… you just need to
new_array=execute x
Many thanks. I’m 99% sure I tried this with no luck. Had to have some stupid, stupid mistake.
Thanks again, simple and works, would have skipped this because of my stupidity
Warning Do not do this:
CA = (ArrayVar as string)
After about 10 entries it truncates the string to #(item, item, item, item…). Be sure to build your array ‘by hand’:
stringarray = “#(”
for o in ArrayVar do (format (“%,”) (o as string) to:stringarray)
stringarray += “)”
Won’t work for nested arrays unless you explicitely write a recursive function to do it, but there is danger to the old “as string” system of losing data.
or you could do this:
stringArray = with printAllElements on myArray as string
EDIT: this was in response to Gavin’s post, not the OP’s original problem.
Thanks everybody.