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JSL List to matrix ?

ram — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 23:23:54 GMT

Prob: needed to get a list or matrix of numbers instead of characters;

String="1,2,3,4,5,6";

list=words(String,","); //output --> {"1","2","3","4","5","6"}

required output ={1,2,3,4,5,6};

Re: JSL List to matrix ?

ram — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 15:25:45 GMT

No For loop should be used.

Re: JSL List to matrix ?

Jeff_Perkinson — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 17:02:55 GMT

Here's one way to do it without a For() loop.

String="1,2,3,4,5,6";
list=words(String,",");  
//output --> {"1","2","3","4","5","6"}

x=new table("temp", new column("c", character, values(list)), private);
:c<< data type(numeric);
m = c<< get values;

close(x, nosave);

show(m);

Re: JSL List to matrix ?

txnelson — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 17:20:03 GMT

All Matrix, List and Character functions are available at

Help==>Scripting Index==>Functions

Here is a possible answer for you

Names Default To Here( 1 );
String = "1,2,3,4,5,6";
Eval( Parse( "Mat=[" || string || "];" ) );

Re: JSL List to matrix ?

ram — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 19:07:08 GMT

Thank you Jim,
This is exactly i was looking for. Also Thanks for pointing to the link to explore other functions too.