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function to convert string to array???
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description: Hi, I was wondering if there is a routine that will read a string and convert it to an array of floats. For example, str = " 10.8 8.4 9.3"; x = string_to_array (str); would yield an array of 3 elements: x = [10.8 8.4 9.3] whereas string_to_array (" 20.1 9.2") yields the two element array [20.1 9.2]. Here is my implementation of this: FUNCTION string_to_array, str str = strtrim (strcompress (str), 2); maxpos = strlen (str) this_pos = 0 n = 1 while (1) do begin this_pos = strpos (str, " ", this_pos) if (this_pos eq -1) then goto, break1 n = n + 1 this_pos = this_pos + 1 endwhile break1: a = fltarr (n); ; Now go back and fill the array maxlen = strlen (str) for i = 0, n - 2 do begin reads, str, ai a(i) = ai str = strmid (str, 1 + strpos (str, " ", 0), maxlen) endfor ; ; Now the last element ; reads, str, ai a(n - 1) = ai return, a END Thanks, --John
creator: davis
date: 1995-03-15T19:45:40-00:00

Re: function to convert string to array???
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description: Here is my routine which converts a string of space or comma-delimited items into a string array. It doesn't assume what the output should be, so it doesn't convert to FLOAT of INTEGER. It avoids the use of loops and makes as much use as possible of built-in IDL functions. It should work with ASCII and non-ASCII character sets. ;+ ; NAME: ; parse_string ; ; PURPOSE: ; This procedure was written to parse a string for substrings ; separated by either spaces or commas. ; ; CATEGORY: ; ; CALLING SEQUENCE: ; substrings = parse_string(strng) ; ; POSITIONAL PARAMETERS: ; <INPUT> ; strng STRING A string containing multiple sub- ; strings separated by commas or by ; spaces. ; <INPUT/OUTPUT> ; None. ; ; <OUTPUT> ; None. ; ; KEYWORD PARAMETERS: ; None. ; ; MODIFICATION HISTORY: ; Written by: R.J. Cox, CPI, 1993 ; Modified by: R.J. Cox, CPI, 2 Feb 1995 ; Extensively recoded to make more use of ; built in IDL commands and to remove loops. ;- ;*********************************************************** ********** ; function parse_string, strng ; ;*********************************************************** ********** Separators = BYTE(', ') ByteStrng = BYTE(strng) ;------------------------------------------ ; replace commas by single spaces ;------------------------------------------ CommaPos = where(ByteStrng eq Separators(0), count) if (count gt 0) then ByteStrng(CommaPos) = Separators(1) ;------------------------------------------ ; Replace all whitespace by a single space ;------------------------------------------ strng_ = STRCOMPRESS(STRING(ByteStrng)) ByteStrng = BYTE(Strng_) SpacePos = where(ByteStrng eq Separators(1), count) count = count + 1 SubString = strarr(count) SpacePos = [-1,SpacePos,strlen(strng_)+1] for i = 0, count - 1 do begin SubString(i) = strmid(strng_, SpacePos(i)+1, SpacePos(i+1)-SpacePos(i)-1) endfor return, SubString end ------------------------- Robin Cox, Computational Physics, Inc.
creator: cox
date: 1995-03-29T08:00:00-00:00

Re: function to convert string to array???
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description: >>>> > "Joseph" == Joseph M Zawodny <zawodny@arbd0.larc.nasa.gov> writes: In article <3lek18$pm0@reznor.larc.nasa.gov> zawodny@arbd0.larc.nasa.gov (Joseph M Zawodny) writes: Joseph> This is all great, but why stop here and return a vector of strings Joseph> when you can use READS to turn the string into array of numbers or a Joseph> structure. You may want to stop because you want to parse strings, i.e., you may be working with fields instead of numerical fields. Although this does not apply to the original application that started this thread, it is helpful for other applications. Chris -- =============================== Bldg 24-E188 The Applied Physics Laboratory The Johns Hopkins University Laurel, MD 20723-6099 (301)953-6000 x8529 chris.chase@jhuapl.edu
creator: chase
date: 1995-03-30T08:00:00-00:00

Re: function to convert string to array???
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description: In article <3lek18$pm0@reznor.larc.nasa.gov> zawodny@arbd0.larc.nasa.gov (Joseph M Zawodny) writes: > In article <1995Mar29.192708.17563@alw.nih.gov> cox <cox@colt.cpi.com> writes: > >> Here is my routine which converts a string of space or comma-delimited >> items into a string array. > > Just do this: > > READS,input_string,numbers > > Where numbers is an array (intarr(10), or fltarr(12), or whatever) > or a structure a={f1: 0, f2: 0.0, f3: bytarr(100), ... } > I was not sure about the use of a structure in the READS call, but the following example illustrates my point more completely. IDL> s='12, 24 36 3.456 2 3 4 5, 6,7' ; ^ there is a tab in this string here IDL> a={f1:0, f2:0, f3:0L, f4:0., f5:intarr(6)} IDL> help,/str,a ** Structure <4009be08>, 5 tags, length=24, refs=1: F1 INT 0 F2 INT 0 F3 LONG 0 F4 FLOAT 0.00000 F5 INT Array(6) IDL> reads,s,a IDL> help,/str,a ** Structure <4009be08>, 5 tags, length=24, refs=1: F1 INT 12 F2 INT 24 F3 LONG 36 F4 FLOAT 3.45600 F5 INT Array(6) IDL> print,a.f5 2 3 4 5 6 7 Have fun, -- Joseph M. Zawodny (KO4LW) NASA Langley Research Center Internet: j.m.zawodny@larc.nasa.gov MS-475, Hampton VA, 23681-0001 TCP/IP: ko4lw@ko4lw.ampr.org Packet: ko4lw@n4hog.va.usa.na
creator: zawodny
date: 1995-03-30T08:00:00-00:00

Re: function to convert string to array???
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description: In article <1995Mar29.192708.17563@alw.nih.gov> cox <cox@colt.cpi.com> writes: > Here is my routine which converts a string of space or comma-delimited > items into a string array. It doesn't assume what the output should > be, so it doesn't convert to FLOAT of INTEGER. It avoids the use of > loops and makes as much use as possible of built-in IDL functions. > It should work with ASCII and non-ASCII character sets. > > ;+ > ; NAME: > ; parse_string > ; > ; PURPOSE: > ; This procedure was written to parse a string for substrings > ; separated by either spaces or commas. Some stuff deleted > SpacePos = where(ByteStrng eq Separators(1), count) > count = count + 1 > > SubString = strarr(count) > SpacePos = [-1,SpacePos,strlen(strng_)+1] > for i = 0, count - 1 do begin > SubString(i) = strmid(strng_, SpacePos(i)+1, SpacePos(i+1)-SpacePos(i)-1) > endfor > return, SubString > end This is all great, but why stop here and return a vector of strings when you can use READS to turn the string into array of numbers or a structure. Actually, you can do this directly without doing any of the searching for commas, tabs, or other delimiter and replacing them with space characters. Just do this: READS,input_string,numbers Where numbers is an array (intarr(10), or fltarr(12), or whatever) or a structure a={f1: 0, f2: 0.0, f3: bytarr(100), ... } This seems to me to be much easier to do. BTW, this has zero loops as well. Just my $0.02. -- Joseph M. Zawodny (KO4LW) NASA Langley Research Center Internet: j.m.zawodny@larc.nasa.gov MS-475, Hampton VA, 23681-0001 TCP/IP: ko4lw@ko4lw.ampr.org Packet: ko4lw@n4hog.va.usa.na
creator: zawodny
date: 1995-03-30T08:00:00-00:00