How do I merge/push new array to existing multi-dimensional array? Topic is solved

[nutnutwin]

Hi, thank you for your time

# My Situation

I currently have a multi-dimensional array(2 dimensional) with several arrays as member

# What I did

Try to add new array to the 2d-array

# my source code

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 ; Case1: ✔️Works
	Local_Array_2D = % [["a1", "a2", "a3", "hei"], ["b1", "b2", "b3"], ["c1", "c2", "c3"]]
	MsgBox, % Local_Array_2D[1, 3]

; Case2: ❌Not Works
	Local_Array_1 = % ["a1", "a2", "a3", "hei"]
	Local_Array_2 = % ["b1", "b2", "b3"]
	Local_Array_3 = % ["c1", "c2", "c3"]

	Local_Array_2D_2.Push(Local_Array_1)
	MsgBox, % Local_Array_2D_2[1, 3]

In Case1(ready made 2d array) I can access its member
In Case2(push new member) I cannot access its member

# My question
is it grammarly correct to push array into 2d-array?
I can copy and overwrite member one by one but wonder if there are smarter way to do so without using brute force

# MISC
I googled for an hour and searched on forum, but found no answers

Thank you

[Datapoint]

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Local_Array_1 := ["a1", "a2", "a3", "hei"]
Local_Array_2D_2 := []
Local_Array_2D_2.Push(Local_Array_1)
MsgBox, % Local_Array_2D_2[1, 3]

I think the only problem with your script is that you need to create the array first before you .Push() to it.

[boiler]

I'd also add that although it works, using the legacy assignment operator = followed by forcing an expression with % is pretty gross compared to using the expression assignment operator :=.

[Chunjee]

Local_Array_2D_2.Push(Local_Array_1) fails because Local_Array_2D_2 is not yet an object and therefore has no access to the .push method.

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; Case2: ✔️Fixed
Local_Array_2D_2 := []
Local_Array_2D_2.push(["a1", "a2", "a3", "hei"])
msgbox, % Local_Array_2D_2[1, 3]
; => "a3"

Checkout https://biga-ahk.github.io/biga.ahk/#/?id=merge for all your merging needs

[nutnutwin]

@Datapoint
Hi, Thank you for your reply
I thought at first it might be a init problem, but I tried

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Local_Array_2D_2 := [[]]

since I thought it is a 2d array(awkward

@boiler
Yes indeed it is not pretty
The problem here is in function return I use % in order to avoid confusion(expression or string), for example

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Return % Func_B

thus I thought it would better to use % to force expression everywhere
Will definitely do the refactoring

@Chunjee
Appreciate your info. will refer to the git site

Thank you all for your help!

[boiler]

The problem here is in function return I use % in order to avoid confusion(expression or string), for example

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Return % Func_B

thus I thought it would better to use % to force expression everywhere

The % is not needed there either. What follows Return is always an expression. I know it's hard to keep track of all this stuff, so I just point it out when I see it, as I would have found it helpful when I was learning this stuff. The good thing looking forward is v2 is always expressions everywhere.