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New to this, so if its out there I couldn't find it.

Did see topic regarding 1D array.

looking to code the most efficient way to delete blanks from 2D array.

this is what I thought would work, but please shoot holes in it but do so with comments that would allow me to understand what and why.

Thanks.

Array:

col 0   col1   col2

abc     efg    123

blank blank blank

hij      456   xyz

For $i = UBound($aArray1) - 1 To 0 Step -1
    $j = ""
    If $aArray1[$i] [$j] = "" Then
        _ArrayDelete($aArray1, $i)
         EndIf
 Next

;looking for the simplest yet efficient way of doing this
;the entire row has to be blank before any deletion should occur.
;wasn't sure what to do about $j as for a loop. got errors.
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Melba23 Universalist

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Stoex,

This works for me: ;)

#include <Constants.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

Global $aArray[4][3] = [["col 0", "col1", "col2"], ["abc", "efg", "123"], ["", "", ""], ["hij", "", "xyz"]]

For $i = UBound($aArray, $UBOUND_ROWS) - 1 To 0 Step -1
    ; Create a blank variable
    $sTemp = ""
    For $j = 0 To UBound($aArray, $UBOUND_COLUMNS) - 1
        ; Add each of the elements in the row
        $sTemp &= $aArray[$i][$j]
        ; If it contains something then ignore this row
        If $sTemp <> "" Then ContinueLoop 2
    Next
    ; There was nothing at all in that row
    _ArrayDelete($aArray, $i)
Next

_ArrayDisplay($aArray, "", Default, 8)
Please ask if you have any questions. :)

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mikell,

Best use the Beta - you know how guinness HATES "magic numbers"! :D

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GUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable frames
GUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView items
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Marquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIs
NoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxes
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These Const are ridiculous. How are you going to name the 16 - 2 = 14 next possible dimensions?

The parameter is an integer denoting the dimension index.

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These Const are ridiculous. How are you going to name the 16 - 2 = 14 next possible dimensions?

The parameter is an integer denoting the dimension index.

 

My (late) $0.02

...and what would you suggest?

 

A true const-mania :rolleyes:

At least let us write codes able to work with the releases

I am not forcing you to use constants, but I prefer readable code over...going back and forth to the help file. Edited by guinness

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Without _ArrayDelete :

#include <Constants.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

Local $aArray[4][3] = [["col 0", "col1", "col2"], ["abc", "efg", "123"], ["", "", ""], ["hij", "", "xyz"]]
Local $iCount = 0, $sTemp

For $i = 0 To UBound($aArray, 1) - 1
   $sTemp = ""
   For $j = 0 To UBound($aArray, 2) - 1
      $aArray[ $iCount][$j] = $aArray[$i][$j]
      $sTemp &= $aArray[$i][$j]
   Next

   If $sTemp <> "" Then  $iCount += 1
Next

Redim $aArray[ $iCount][UBound($aArray, 2) ]
_ArrayDisplay($aArray)
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Guinness - 1st dimension, 2nd dimension 3rd dimension etc... ==> no constants needed.

The 'number of dimensions' could be a named constant, if you really think it's necessary (the number zero is not descriptive). The numbers 1, 2, 3 etc... are not really magic numbers. They are just numbers - nothing more, nothing less. Changing them is counter-intuitive, or ridiculous as jchd puts it.

In any case, magic numbers have their place, although it doesn't apply here.

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For the new user 2nd dimension doesn't really say much.

Anyhow I am not working on AutoIt so someone else will have to change it.

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If a user is unable to understand the term 'second dimension', they really need to learn some elementary maths terminology before learning about multidimensional arrays. If a person is new to programming; then clear, descriptive, consistent and correct terminology will be an enormous asset to them. Things have improved a lot regarding this - much thanks to you. I seem to remember a time when the Help file said something about the 0th dimension. I fell off my chair laughing - an inappropriate theoretical concept used to describe a real world item.

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Thanks to everybody.

As a newbie I'm amazed at the wealth of knowledge all of you have.

btw - not sure if i clicked the "mark solved" button in the right manner, but MY problem was resolved thanks to everyone's code input so I clicked all of them and now think it must mean a particular response.  Any way you all helped me.

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Ok, just dropped the solutions into test file of 1500 records.

The code by jguinch processed much faster.  Just looking at how fast Array displays on screen (before and after), did not use timer.

So as a beginner, can either author lend some comment on this? 

Thanks in advance.

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