arrayDecode

Typefunction
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
arrayDecode(<encodedArray>)
Summary

Converts a serialized array back into the original array.

Introduced3.5
OSmac, windows, linux, ios, android
Platformsdesktop, server, mobile
Parameters
NameTypeDescription
encodedArray

A binary string representing an array, as returned by the arrayEncode function.

Example
put arrayDecode(loadPreferencesData("displayOptions")) into sDisplayOptionsArray
read from socket tClient until linefeed
put urlDecode(arrayDecode(it)) into tClientDataArray
RelatedOperator: =
Glossary: function
Function: keys, arrayEncode, URLDecode
Description

Use the arrayDecode function to rebuild an array from an encoded string produced by the arrayEncode function.

Encoding and decoding arrays is designed to allow arrays to be written to a file on disk, or sent across a network. See the arrayEncode reference for more information on doing this.

Note: It is possible for two different strings to produce the same array. This is due to arrays having a different ordering of keys. To see if two encoded arrays are equal, first decode them back into the original array, then directly compare them using the = operator.