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MultiScript - Array functions

Array is an internal data type in MultiScript.
An array can contain multiple values of type string, number or array.

The following is a list of supported array functions:

array initialization Initialize an array with values when declared.
arrayCount Count the items in an array.
arrayAdd Add an item to an array.
arrayRemove Remove an item from an array.
arrayFind Find a string item in an array.
arrayIFind Find a string item in an array, Ignoring case differences.
ArraySort Sort the items in an array.
ArrayToString Concatenate all string in an array to a string.
StrLines2Array Transform a string with multiple lines into an array of lines.
StrLinesArray2String Transform an array of strings into a multi-line string.
StrTokenize2Array Tokenize a string into an array.
operator [] Get or Set an array item at a specified index position.
 

See also

SaveArray
LoadArray

Initialize Array

You can initialize an array when it is declared.

@var $arr[] = {<str>|<num>, <str>|<num>, ..., ... };

Parameters

<str>|<num>
String or Number values to insert into the array

Return value

An array with values inserted into it

Example

@var $arr[] = {"String1", "String2", "String3"};
@var $len = arrayCount($arr);
// $len is 3.

arrayCount

Count the items in an array.

<num> arrayCount( <array> input );

Parameters

input
Array to count items in

Return value

The number of items that are currently in the array

Example

See 'Initialize Array', above

arrayAdd

Add an item to an array.

<none> arrayAdd( <array> input, <str>/<num> value );

Parameters

input
Array to add value into
value
String or Number value that should be added to the array

Return value

Nothing

arrayRemove

Remove an item from an array.

<none> arrayRemove( <array> input, <num> index );

Parameters

input
Array to remove item from
index
The position in the array from which to remove the item, beginning at index 0

Return value

Nothing

arrayFind

Search an array for a string value (case-sensitive).

<num> arrayFind( <array> input, <str> string );

Parameters

input
Array to be searched for the string
string
The string item to look for

Return value

Index position of the found string, or -1 if the string is not found

arrayIFind

Find a string value in an array, ignoring case differences.

<num> arrayIFind( <array> input, <str> string );

Parameters

input
Array to be searched for the string
string
The string item to look for

Return value

Index position of the found string, or -1 if string is not found

ArraySort

Sort the items in an array.

<arr> ArraySort( <arr> arr );

Parameters

arr
Array that should be sorted

Return value

A new array that is sorted

Example

@var $arr[] = {3, 5, 2};
@var $arrNew = ArraySort( $arr );
// arrNew = 2,3,5

@var $arr[] = {"DD", "CC", "AA"};
@var $arrNew = ArraySort( $arr );
// arrNew = "AA", "CC", "DD"

ArrayToString

Join all string in an array to a string.

<str> ArraySort( <arr> arr, <str> delimiter, <num> escape);

Parameters

arr
Array with strings
delimiter
What delimiter to use between the string, Eg " , " if you want space then comma then a space
aescaper
Set to 1 if you want all the string to have " around them. like if they are paths.

Return value

A string

Example

@var $arr[] = { 'c:\MyFile1.txt', 'c:\MyFile2.txt', 'c:\MyFile3.txt'};
@var $arrNew = ArrayToString( $arr, " , ", 0 );
// arrNew = c:\MyFile1.txt , c:\MyFile2.txt , c:\MyFile3.txt

@var $arr[] = { 'c:\MyFile1.txt', 'c:\MyFile2.txt', 'c:\MyFile3.txt'};
@var $arrNew = ArrayToString( $arr, " , ", 1 );
// arrNew = "c:\MyFile1.txt" , "c:\MyFile2.txt" , "c:\MyFile3.txt""

StrLines2Array

Transform a string with multiple lines into an array.

<array> StrLines2Array( <str> input );

Parameters

input
Multi-line string (all forms of newline are supported)

Return value

An array where the strings in input have been split at the line breaks

StrLinesArray2String

Transform an array of strings into a multi-line string.

<str> StrLinesArray2String( <array> input, [<num> eol] );

Parameters

input
Array of strings
eol (Optional)
what kind of line break to use:
0 = CRLF (Windows) (this is the default if none is specified)
1 = LF (Linux)
2 = CR (Mac)

Return value

A multi-line string where the strings in the array input have been appended together with line breaks inserted between the strings; the line break type is determined by the eol value

Example

@var $arr[] = {"String1", "String2", "String3"};
@var $strLines = StrLinesArray2String( $arr );
@var $strLinesLF = StrLinesArray2String( $arr, 1 );

StrTokenize2Array

Tokenize a string into an array, splitting it at specified delimiters.

<array> StrTokenize2Array( <str> input, <str> delimiter );

Parameters

input
String to tokenize
delimiter
Characters at which to split the string

Return value

An array of strings based on the string input after it is split. It is split wherever there are characters that match those in delimiter. The delimiter character(s) will not appear in the new array (ie., they will be lost)

operator [ ]

Index operator for setting or getting a value from an array.

<any> operator [<num>] <any>;

Parameters

[<num>]
The index position to set or get a value, beginning at index 0

Return value

The item at the selected index position

Example

@var $arr[] = {"Str1", "Str2", "Str3"};
$arr[1] = "Frog";
// string now contain the strings "Str1","Frog","Str3";
@var $str = $var[2];
// $str now contain the value "Str3"