How to convert datatype from array/bundle to string

[KSugai]

[ FlexSim 23.0.13 ]

I am trying to display the label value as a string.

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Please tell me how to convert an array which has pointers and arrays as elements to string .

[KSugai]

Let me add details to my previous question.

I want to output nodes whose contents are Array or Bundle as if they were viewed on a tree display screen.

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[joerg_vogel_HsH]

@KSugai, where would you display those elements? A dashboard, a graphical user interface or by window pop up showing a part of a sub tree of nodes?

[KSugai]

I would like to store them in a bundle table node on the tree and display them on the GUI.

[jason_lightfootVL7B4]

You can point the table widget to the bundle table - doesn't that work for you? Post an example if not, explaining in more detail what you've like to see, vs. what is shown.

[jason_lightfootVL7B4]

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[KSugai]

Sorry for the late reply due to the company being closed during the year-end and New Year holidays.

What I really want to do is store Array or Table type information in a bundle cell.

I know that Array or Table type can be directly stored in a non-bundle table. However, I would like to store them somehow in a bundle table since the data table may contain hundreds of thousands of rows.

To do this, I am thinking of converting Array and Table to string and storing them in bundle cells in the format that is displayed when returning Array or Table in the script console.

I would like to know if there is an easy way to convert data to string like this.

[jason_lightfootVL7B4 · Accepted solution]

You can try using the JSON methods:

Array test=[1,2,3];
return JSON.stringify(test);

and

string s="[1,2,3]";
return JSON.parse(s);

[KSugai]

Thank you for your reply.

I tried JSON methods and found that ASCII characters can be converted to string as intended.

However, multibyte characters are converted to Unicode escape sequences.

I understand that it can be restored with JSON.parse(), but I would like the user to be able to understand the contents by just looking at the string.

If there is a way to convert multibyte characters to string, please let me know.

[jason_lightfootVL7B4]

You could concatenate with a delimeter into a single string to store in the bundle

Array a=["a","b","c"];
return a.join(",");   //  "a,b,c"

and then when you need the array of values use the string method 'split' to generate the array.

string s="a,b,c";
return s.split(",");   //  ["a","b","c"]

[KSugai]

Thank you for your reply.

I was able to display the string as intended.