OSL ‐ Arrays

About Arrays in OSL

Arrays in OSL are defined by [] and can contain elements of any length and any data type, allowing for flexibility in data structure.

Example array:

["Hello", "Wow", 100, {"huh": 10}]

Important

Indexes in OSL arrays start at "1".

Commands

Defining an Array

To define an array, use the following syntax:

arrayName = ["element1", "element2", ...]

Example:

myArray = ["test", "data"]

Array Functions

• .append("string"):

  • Adds a new element (in this case, a string) to the end of an array.
  • Example:

    myArray = ["hi"]
    myArray.append("goodbye")

    Results in ["hi", "goodbye"].

• .index("string"):

  • Finds the index of a specific element (string) in an array.
  • Example:

    myArray = ["hi", "goodbye"]
    index = myArray.index("hi")

    index now contains 1.

• .delete(int):

  • Removes an element at a specific index from an array.
  • Example:

    myArray = ["hi", "goodbye"]
    myArray.delete(1)

    Results in ["goodbye"].

• .item(int) or .[int] or [int]:

  • Retrieves the item at a specific index in the array.
  • Example:

    myArray = ["hi", "goodbye"]
    item = myArray.item(1)
    
    item = myArray.[1]
    
    item = myArray[1]

    item now contains "hi".

• .join("string"):

  • Combines all elements of an array into a single string, separated by the specified separator.
  • Example:

    myArray = ["hello", "how are you"]
    result = myArray.join(", ")

    result now contains "hello, how are you".

• .split("string"):

  • Splits a string into an array of substrings, separated by the specified separator.
  • Example:

    myString = "hello, how are you"
    resultArray = myString.split(", ")

    resultArray now contains ["hello", "how are you"].

• .insert(position, "string"):

  • Inserts a new element (string) at a specified position in the array.
  • Example:

    myArray = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
    myArray = myArray.insert(2, "orange")

    Results in ["apple", "orange", "banana", "cherry"]. The string "orange" is inserted at position 2, shifting the subsequent elements to make room.