getArray with booleans in the array

[Mr H. 400]

ok let's say you have an array containing booleans in a configfile something like:
 

class myCfg
{
	class Test
	{
		myarray[]={true};
	};
};

now the getArray command will return... a string inside the array instead of a boolean.

 

getArray (missionConfigFile>>"myCfg">>"test">>"myArray) //Retuns ["true"]

I was wondering if someone knows of an alternative function/command that will return arrays with "real" BOOL instead ?

[POLPOX 766]

Use number (0 or 1) instead or convert "true" string to true boolean by using call compile.

[Mr H. 400]

2 minutes ago, POLPOX said:

Use number (0 or 1) instead or convert "true" string to true boolean by using call compile.

I'll do that eventually yes but it's a shame there's no engine solution for that issue.

[killzone_kid 1326]

There is no getBool or getBoolean command either, because there is no boolean type in config, only strings, numbers and arrays of strings and numbers.

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Boolean

[Larrow 2793]

8 hours ago, POLPOX said:

convert "true" string to true boolean by using call compile

Just use apply, rather than compiling the string.

 

Bools stored as numbers.

TAG_fnc_getBoolArray = {
   params[ "_path" ];

   getArray( _path ) apply{ _x > 0 };
}

Bools stored as strings.

TAG_fnc_getBoolArray = {
   params[ "_path" ];

   getArray( _path ) apply{ _x == "true" };
}

 

[killzone_kid 1326]

You can write arr[]={quitetrue} and it will return ["quitetrue"] because for config parser `everything that is not a number must be string`

[Mr H. 400]

6 hours ago, Larrow said:

Just use apply, rather than compiling the string.

 

Bools stored as numbers.

TAG_fnc_getBoolArray = {
   params[ "_path" ];

   getArray( _path ) apply{ _x > 0 };
}

Bools stored as strings.

TAG_fnc_getBoolArray = {
   params[ "_path" ];

   getArray( _path ) apply{ _x == "true" };
}

 

Simple/ elegant / perfect!