non existent array item

[newturn]

Hi there,

if i use

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notification_tag = antag[0]; // is not existent

i get the error: Value null is not a list or map.

That's fine. But there is no shorthand to test for an value. I always get an exception!!! And if you have many of those variables it's an unnecessary mess.


Do i have always to write something like this:

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if(isList(antag) and length(antag) >= 0)
{
   notification_tag = antag[0];
}
else
{
   notification_tag = "";
}

I would like to use something like:

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notification_tag = convertNull(antag[0], "");

or

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notification_tag = convertNull(!isList(antag[0]), "");

or better

just give a null or "" back

is this possible?

best regards

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[Desmanto]

Automagic need a new function similar to excel, called isError(value) and ifError(value, value_if_error).
So far, there is no way to deal with the error/exception, except you catch it outside of the script, by changing the connector from normal to exception.
That will split your script into to parts, which is not convenient.

Meanwhile, you can set up your script like this

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if(length(antag)>0)
  notification_tag = antag[0];
notification_tag = convertNull(notification_tag, "");

Still not a perfect solution, but at least it doesn't need the branch else, which usually will takes up several lines for a tidy coding.

if we can have new function as ifError(), maybe it will be possible to use something like.

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notification_tag = ifError(antag[0], "");

[newturn]

Thank you very much. This is a nice way until we get an iferror function or something like that! I tried many ways but always got the is "null or not a list" error. I will try this also with empty maps.

[Desmanto]

Bumping old thread. I am indexing the thread, and reread this. I've found a better method to do it using inline expression. No need for isError() anymore.

This is the longer version of the script

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if(length(antag)>0)
{
   notification_tag = antag[0];
}
else
{
   notification_tag = "";
}

You can move the notification_tag to the front and assign the value immediately, putting it in single line

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notification_tag = if(length(antag)>0) antag[0] else "";

Ah, the single line code version is really satisfying.