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return array from function
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 3:47 pm
by Sjatplat
Hi All
Is it possible to return an Array from a custom function? The reason is that I store my multidimensional array in a custom property. And I want to access that array without having to write
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Put the myArray of this stack into tArray
The following code works:
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on mouseUp
put the keys of cArray()
end mouseUp
function cArray
put the myArray of this stack into pArray
return pArray
end function
but this does not:
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on mouseUp
put cArray()[1]["Text"]
end mouseUp
function cArray
put the myArray of this stack into pArray
return pArray
end function
Hope you understand what I´m trying to do. Any other solution?
Sjatplat
Re: return array from function
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 4:25 pm
by bn
Hi Sjat,
you have to pass parameters to the function in order to work
try this
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on mouseUp
put cArray(2,"Text") into field 1
end mouseUp
function cArray pKey1, pKey2
put the myArray of this stack into pArray
return pArray[pKey1][pKey2]
end cArray
Kind regards
Bernd
Re: return array from function
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:55 pm
by Sjatplat
Bernd, wonderful. Always a help. Thank you.
Could I add another question....
Is it possible to use this to SET an element in an array with a custom command?
Since the "the paramcount" does not work in a custom command how is it possible to find out how many parameters was passed?
The following code does not work but is more of an example of what i want do to:
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on mouseup
setMyArray(1,"a new text")
end mouseup
on setMyArray pKey1,pKey2,pKey3
put the storedArray of this stack into tArray
switch the paramcount
case 1
put pKey1 into tArray[element1]
break
case 2
put pKey2 into tArray[element1][element2]
break
case 3
put pKey3 into tArray[element1][element2][element3]
break
end switch
end setMyArray
Sjat
Re: return array from function
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 6:16 pm
by bn
Sjat,
do you want to add keys or a value to your array?
Bernd
Re: return array from function
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 6:25 pm
by Sjatplat
Bernd, values
in that regard, my example should look more like this:
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on mouseup
setMyArray(1,"a new text")
end mouseup
on setMyArray pValue1,pValue2,pValue3
put the storedArray of this stack into tArray
switch the paramcount
case 1
put pValue1 into tArray[key1]
break
case 2
put pValue2 into tArray[key1][key2]
break
case 3
put pValue3 into tArray[key1][key2][key3]
break
end switch
end setMyArray
Re: return array from function
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 7:48 pm
by Sjatplat
Bernd, I found a solution
Since "the Paramcount" only returns 1 in a custom command - which is strange...(correct me if Im wrong)..I use the params() instead
This is the fix to my previous code example:
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on setMyArray pKey1,pKey2,pKey3
put the storedArray of this stack into tArray
set itemdel to comma
put the num of items of replaceText(last word of params(),quote,"") into tParams
switch tParams
case 1
put pKey1 into tArray[element1]
break
case 2
put pKey2 into tArray[element1][element2]
break
case 3
put pKey3 into tArray[element1][element2][element3]
break
end switch
end setMyArray
Thank you, Bernd, for guiding me to this solution
kind regards
Sjatplat
Re: return array from function
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 8:14 pm
by jacque
Sjatplat wrote:Since "the Paramcount" only returns 1 in a custom command - which is strange...(correct me if Im wrong)
Paramcount returns the number of parameters that were passed to the command or function. It doesn't reflect the number of parameters the command expects (the ones in the declaration,) only those it actually receives. For example:
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on test pParam1
put the paramcount
end test
Type "test" into the message box and you will see 0 because no params were passed. Now type:
test "paramOne","paramTwo"
And you'll get 2 because that's how many you sent.