Converts a delimited list to an array
Method Signature
ListToArray(list=[string], delimiter=[string], includeEmptyFields=[boolean], multiCharacterDelimiter=[boolean])
Arguments
Argument
Type
Required
Description
Default
string list to filter entries from
string the list delimiter
boolean whether to include empty fields in the returned result
boolean whether the delimiter is multi-character
Examples
Simple example for listToArray function
Uses the listToArray() function to retrieve a list as an array
Run Example
list = "red,green,orange";
getArray = listToArray( list );
someJSON = JSONSerialize( getArray );
writeOutput( someJSON );
Result: ["red", "green", "orange"]
Example for listToArray function with delimiter
Uses the listToArray() function with a semicolon delimiter to retrieve a list as an array
Run Example
list = "boxlang;php;java;sql";
getArray = listToArray( list, ";" );
someJSON = JSONSerialize( getArray );
writeOutput( someJSON );
Result: ["boxlang", "php", "java", "sql"]
Example for listToArray function with includeEmptyFields
If includeEmptyFields is true, empty value add in array elements
Run Example
list = "boxlang;php;;java;sql";
getArray = listToArray( list, ";", true );
someJSON = JSONSerialize( getArray );
writeOutput( someJSON );
Result: ["boxlang", "php", " " , "java", "sql"]
Example for listToArray function with multiCharacterDelimiter
Uses the listToArray() function to retrieve a list as an array with multiCharacterDelimiter
Run Example
list = "boxlang,php,|test,java,|sql";
getArray = listToArray( list, ",|", false, true );
someJSON = JSONSerialize( getArray );
writeOutput( someJSON );
Result: ["boxlang,php", "test,java", "sql"]
Additional Examples
Run Example
list = "red,green,orange";
getArray = listToArray( list );
someJSON = JSONSerialize( getArray );
writeOutput( someJSON );
Run Example
list = "boxlang;php;java;sql";
getArray = listToArray( list, ";" );
someJSON = JSONSerialize( getArray );
writeOutput( someJSON );
Run Example
list = "boxlang;php;;java;sql";
getArray = listToArray( list, ";", true );
someJSON = JSONSerialize( getArray );
writeOutput( someJSON );
Run Example
list = "boxlang,php,|test,java,|sql";
getArray = listToArray( list, ",|", false, true );
someJSON = JSONSerialize( getArray );
writeOutput( someJSON );
