Arrays

[sanjs]

Hi,

Could someone please tell me what is wrong with this loop, I am trying to convert a variable to an array:

Where:
howold = ["2004, 5, 26, 13, 23, 0, 0","2004, 5, 26, 13, 23, 0, 0","2004, 5, 26, 13, 23, 0, 0"];


for (j=0; j<4; j++) {
atemp = howold[j];
var temp = [];
var begin = 0;
var firstSpace = atemp.indexOf(",");
var lastSpace = atemp.lastIndexOf(",");
for (var i = 0; i<atemp.length; i++) {
if (end != lastSpace) {
end = atemp.indexOf(",", begin+1);
temp = atemp.substring(begin, end, end-begin);
begin = atemp.indexOf(",", end)+1;
} else {
break;
}
}
temp.push(atemp.substring(lastSpace+1, atemp.length));
my_date = new Date(temp[0], temp[1], temp[2], temp[3], temp[4], temp[5], temp[6]);
todate.push(my_date.dateDiff("h", now));
}

What currently happens is the although it picks each array from howold each time, it does not go further split the string to an array after the first time.

Any help is welcome.

Regards,

Sanjay

 

[wangbar]

Can't you just use 'split' to create the mini arrays? Much simpler in this case:

temp=atemp.split[","]

...will create an array keyed temp[0], temp[1] etc from the string.

 

[sanjs]

Thanks wangbar,

I tried that but cannot seem to get it working:

Here is the function I am using:

for (i=0; i<records; i++) {
atemp = howold;
trace("aTemp Value "+atemp);
temp = [];
temp = atemp.split[","];
trace("Temp Array : " + temp);
my_date = new Date(temp[0], temp[1], temp[2], temp[3], temp[4], temp[5], temp[6]);
todate.push(my_date.dateDiff("h", now));
trace(todate);
}


here is the traces in the Output Window:

aTemp Value 2004, 5, 28, 13, 23, 0, 0
Temp Array :
0
aTemp Value 2004, 5, 27, 13, 23, 0, 0
Temp Array :
0,0
aTemp Value 2004, 5, 26, 13, 23, 0, 0
Temp Array :
0,0,0

Don't see why it does not work?

Regards,

Sanjay

 

[wangbar]

Sorry - my fault. Use () around the string delimiter not [] as I did. Had arrays on the brain obviously...

   temp = atemp.split(",");

 

[sanjs]

Thanks wangbar, now works perfectly.

Regards,

Sanjay