Convert string to array

[AutID]

Hi,

How can i convert my string to an array if each time my string is added like this:

Local $string
$string = "text1"
$string = "text2"
$string = "text3"

 

Any other solutions better than this?

Local $string[1]
Local $1 = 1
For $i = 1 To 3
 _ArrayAdd($string, "text" & $1)
 $1 += 1
Next
_ArrayDisplay($string)

[jaberwacky]

Since you seem to know the size of the array beforehand:

#include <Array.au3>

Global $string[3] = ['']

For $i = 1 to 3
  $string[$i - 1] = "test" & $i
Next

_ArrayDisplay($string)

Not too much different.  Just cleaned up some.

[AutID]

Since you seem to know the size of the array beforehand:

#include <Array.au3>

Global $string[3] = ['']

For $i = 1 to 3
  $string[$i - 1] = "test" & $i
Next

_ArrayDisplay($string)

Not too much different.  Just cleaned up some.

I dont know the size of the array. Depends on the runs.

I want to turn a string to array. Not declare an array and then add to it.

Edited January 18, 2014 by AutID

[czardas]

Use StringSplit.

;

#include <Array.au3>

Local $sString = "", $iMax = 10, $sDelim = ","

For $i = 1 To $iMax
    $sString &= "test" & $i & $sDelim
Next
$sString = StringTrimRight($sString, 1)

Local $aArray = StringSplit($sString, $sDelim, 2)
_ArrayDisplay($aArray)

[AutID]

 

Use StringSplit.

;

#include <Array.au3>

Local $sString = "", $iMax = 10, $sDelim = ","

For $i = 1 To $iMax
    $sString &= "test" & $i & $sDelim
Next
$sString = StringTrimRight($sString, 1)

Local $aArray = StringSplit($sString, $sDelim, 2)
_ArrayDisplay($aArray)

I thought about that solution as well but then i will have to add a seperator everytime. Not that it is a big deal but i was just wondering if there are other way than these two here.

Edit: please don't feel offended. Thank you and everyone for helping me. I just want to see other solution as well.

Edited January 18, 2014 by AutID

[czardas]

If you know a repeating pattern will occur, then a third way would be to use regular expressions. In this case you are using a test string which is not what you will use in every case. It is not possible to create a general solution. A regular expression can often be written in different ways.

;

#include <Array.au3>

Local $sString = "test1test2test3"

Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sString, "(?i)([a-z]+[0-9]+)", 3)
_ArrayDisplay($aArray)

[jaberwacky]

Nice one, I had gotten this and now I see why it doesn't work:

#include <Array.au3>

Global Const $string = "Test1Test2Test3"

Global Const $array = StringRegExp($string, "(?i)(\w+\d+)", $STR_REGEXPARRAYMATCH)

_ArrayDisplay($array)

[czardas]

[AutID]

I can't use @replaces because string will not be the same. It is going to be random.

[jaberwacky]

Urm, can you give us some examples of strings that you may come across?

[czardas]

I can't use @replaces because string will not be the same. It is going to be random.

 

You have to have some defining criteria to know where to split the string. I quite often split a string into equal length segments using a function I wrote: _StringEqualSplit(). The criteria here is the length of each split.

Edited January 18, 2014 by czardas