How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

RE: How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

Harshit Bumb (Appyzie) — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:16:27 GMT

The master himself taught me!

RE: How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

Mike Schmitt — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:41:25 GMT

[quote userid="259728" url="~/discussions/f/general/24567/how-we-will-covert-india-to-i-n-d-i-a/129430"]You can also use char(code(ri!text)) [/quote]

hmmm sounds familiar, lol

RE: How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

abdurrahim95 — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:00:26 GMT

Got it. Thanks Harshit Bumb (Appyzie)

RE: How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

Harshit Bumb (Appyzie) — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 18:41:04 GMT

You can also use char(code(ri!text)) for a much cleaner code.

RE: How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

abdurrahim95 — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:50:41 GMT

It's not yet updated till date it seems. But thanks, noted.

RE: How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

Richard Michaelis — Fri, 13 May 2022 07:53:54 GMT

haha they do this since years. Welcome to the appian community :D

RE: How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

Mike Schmitt — Wed, 11 May 2022 18:09:28 GMT

LOL, i'm just a lazy east coast 9-5er. I usually have no visibility into community when my day's done 😉

RE: How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

davel001150 — Wed, 11 May 2022 18:08:32 GMT

char(code("INDIA"))

Lol, sorry Mike. Still need to know when you and Stephan sleep so I can try for 50 answers achievement.

RE: How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

Mike Schmitt — Wed, 11 May 2022 16:31:23 GMT

Yeah - and on that note, I've always kinda wondered why there isn't a less-hacky way to convert a string into an array of letters/characters, honestly. Though char(code()) is pretty compact, and the need has been infrequent (if ever), so I don't really sweat it.

RE: How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

GopalK — Wed, 11 May 2022 15:33:49 GMT

Before using code(), i was just using index(). 😃

RE: How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

Mike Schmitt — Wed, 11 May 2022 13:55:30 GMT

Let me introduce you to "code()", which splits any string into an array of the character codes. Then "char()" which, if applied to an array, provides the characters for those codes (but still in an array).

char(code("INDIA"))

Honestly with as much as certain people around here (*ahem*) obsess over coming up with the shortest-possible-code for things even at the sacrifice of any readability, I'm shocked nobody beat me to this 😁
Edit to add: I see Bejjenki included something similar (but, strangely, more verbose for some reason) in his "2nd way" above. 👍

RE: How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

Bejjenki_Rajender — Wed, 11 May 2022 10:26:00 GMT

1st way:

{
a!localVariables(
local!Arry: stripwith(trim("INDIA"), " "),
local!len: len(local!Arry),
a!forEach(
items: enumerate(local!len) + 1,
expression: a!forEach(
items: local!Arry[fv!item],
expression: fv!item
)
)
)
}

2nd way:

{ a!localVariables( local!word: stripwith(trim("INDIA"), " "), char(code(local!word)), ) }

RE: How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

Stefan Helzle — Wed, 11 May 2022 08:26:21 GMT

True. I complained about this at the Appian product team and the documentation team.

RE: How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

Richard Michaelis — Wed, 11 May 2022 08:24:49 GMT

ah nice to know.
-> but again a function which is not really explained that its taking an array of integer as well.
documentation says (integer) 😇

RE: How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

Stefan Helzle — Wed, 11 May 2022 08:22:24 GMT

a!localVariables(
  local!string: "INDIA",
  charat(local!string, 1 + enumerate(len(local!string)))
)

RE: How we will covert ("INDIA") TO {"I","N","D","I","A"}

Richard Michaelis — Wed, 11 May 2022 08:21:45 GMT

Hi pd,

my solution:

a!forEach(
  items: enumerate(len("INDIA"))+1,
  expression:charat( "INDIA", fv!item)
)

regards,
Richard