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MadamG Zagato

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03-05-2006 16:56

How does LSL read a delimted string? How do I break it up and assign each section to its' own string variable?

i.e.
BigString = "The city zoo.;Elephants;Zookeeper;Reptile"

Does it matter what the delimeter is? Can I use a * or a : ???

Strife Onizuka

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Join date: 3 Mar 2004

Posts: 5,887

03-05-2006 17:23

There are three functions for reading text into a list, llCSV2List & llParseString2List (and it's friend function llParseStringKeepNulls)

CSV is designed for working with string versions of LSL types.
llParseString2List is what you are looking for, you can parse a string with 8 different seperators and 8 different deliminators all at the same time.

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MadamG Zagato

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03-05-2006 18:27

Great! Thanks

So if I use the WIKI example and use astericks like so:

To split a sentence into words by using "*" as the separator:
llParseString2List("All Cows Eat Grass",["*"],[]);
Returns this list:
["All", "Cows", "Eat", "Grass"]How do I take each value and assign it to its own string?i.e.
string1 =
string2 =
etc...

Marcus Moreau

frand

Join date: 25 Dec 2004

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03-05-2006 18:34

If the length of the list is variable, then you are better off just parsing the list each time you need some of its content (using llList2String). If you know the length of the sentence and list, then you can use a for loop and have a fixed number of variables to assign the contents to. That's my thought anyways.

MM

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How does LSL read delimited text?
MadamG Zagato means business Join date: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 1,402	03-05-2006 16:56 How does LSL read a delimted string? How do I break it up and assign each section to its' own string variable? i.e. BigString = "The city zoo.;Elephants;Zookeeper;Reptile" Does it matter what the delimeter is? Can I use a * or a : ???
Strife Onizuka Moonchild Join date: 3 Mar 2004 Posts: 5,887	03-05-2006 17:23 There are three functions for reading text into a list, llCSV2List & llParseString2List (and it's friend function llParseStringKeepNulls) CSV is designed for working with string versions of LSL types. llParseString2List is what you are looking for, you can parse a string with 8 different seperators and 8 different deliminators all at the same time. _____________________ Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey
MadamG Zagato means business Join date: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 1,402	03-05-2006 18:27 Great! Thanks So if I use the WIKI example and use astericks like so: To split a sentence into words by using "" as the separator: llParseString2List("All Cows Eat Grass",[""],[]); Returns this list: ["All", "Cows", "Eat", "Grass"]How do I take each value and assign it to its own string?i.e. string1 = string2 = etc...
Marcus Moreau frand Join date: 25 Dec 2004 Posts: 602	03-05-2006 18:34 If the length of the list is variable, then you are better off just parsing the list each time you need some of its content (using llList2String). If you know the length of the sentence and list, then you can use a for loop and have a fixed number of variables to assign the contents to. That's my thought anyways. MM _____________________ Marcus Moreau Disenfranchised island owner... "This statement is false." User #121869 or something close

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