Script function

world.ArrayExport

Type

Method

Summary

Exports values from an array into a single string

Prototype

VARIANT ArrayExport(BSTR Name, BSTR Delimiter);

Description

Exports key/value pairs from the nominated array.

They keys and values will be separated by the specified delimiter, for example:

dispel magic,15,dragonskin,45,farsight,15,galvanic whip,30

The first word is the key (eg. dispel magic) the second word is the value (eg. 15) and so on, until the list of keys/values is exhausted.

The list may be the empty string, which indicates that the array had no values.

You specify the delimiter (eg. a comma) so that you can use different delimiters if you want to. The delimiter must be a single character (eg. ",") other than the backslash character. If the keys, or the values, contain the delimiter they will be "escaped", for example if the delimiter is a comma then any commas will be exported as backslash-comma. (ie. "," becomes ","). Also, any backslashes are exported as double-backslashes. (eg. "" becomes "").

If you just want the key names and not the values, use ArrayExportKeys.

Available in MUSHclient version 3.46 onwards.

VBscript example

SetVariable "spells", ArrayExport ("spells", ",")

Lua example

SetVariable ("spells", ArrayExport ("spells", ","))

Lua notes

The delimiter is optional, and defaults to the "," character.

Return value

If successful, the return value is a string containing the key/value pairs for the specified array, separated by the delimiter.

If not successful, the return value is a number (type 'long') with one of the following error codes in it:

eBadArrayName: Name cannot be empty
eArrayDoesNotExist: Array does not exist
eBadDelimiter: The delimiter is not a single character, or is the backslash character

See Also ...

Topics

Arrays
Plugins
Scripting
Variables

Functions

(ArrayClear) Clears an array
(ArrayCount) Returns the number of arrays
(ArrayCreate) Creates an array
(ArrayDelete) Deletes an array
(ArrayDeleteKey) Deletes a key/value pair from an array
(ArrayExists) Tests to see if the specified array exists
(ArrayExportKeys) Exports keys from an array into a single string
(ArrayGet) Gets the value of an array item
(ArrayGetFirstKey) Gets the key of the first element in the array (if any)
(ArrayGetLastKey) Gets the key of the last element in the array (if any)
(ArrayImport) Imports values into an array from a single string
(ArrayKeyExists) Tests to see if the specified array key exists
(ArrayListAll) Gets the list of arrays
(ArrayListKeys) Gets the list of all the keys in an array
(ArrayListValues) Gets the list of all the values in an array
(ArraySet) Sets the value of an array item
(ArraySize) Returns the number of elements in a specified array

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