Convert the collection to the string Version 1 (Net)

Action group: Collections, subgroup: Arrays

Description

The action converts the collection elements to one string

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Parameters

Input parameters

• "Collection" field - the collection whose elements will be converted to a string
• "Separator" field - the character or characters that will separate the elements in the string

Output parameters

• "Result" - the string with converted elements from the collection. Data type - Robin.String

Settings

Special conditions of use

• The action can only convert collection items with the data types "String" or "Numeric"
• If there are no string/numeric elements in the collection, the action will return an empty string
• If the collection contains elements of other types besides string/numeric elements, the action will convert only string/numeric elements
• The user can enter character/characters that will separate the elements in the string. Example: the elements of the collection are: "1", "2", "3", "а". Separator: "|". Result: string "1|2|3|a"
• If the user does not set a separator, the elements in the string will go one after the other. Example: The elements of a collection are: "1", "2", "3", "а".  Result: string "123a"
• If there is one string/numeric element in the collection, the action will return a string with one element. In this case, the set separator will not be taken into account
• Output the collection of whole numbers without zero (i.e., not "1.0" but "1")

Example of use 

Task 1 

Conversion without the separator. 

Solution

1. Set the "Convert the collection to the string" items action to the workspace.
2. Set the parameters correctly: in the "Collection" parameter set the collection with several string or numeric elements, set the "Separator" as a character/characters. 
3. Run the robot. 

Implementation

1. Set the "Convert the collection to the string" action to the workspace. 
2. Set the parameters correctly: in the "Collection" field set the collection with several string or numeric elements, do not set the "Separator".
3. Run the robot. 

Result

The action returned the string with string and numeric collection elements that were separated with the set character/characters. 

Task 2

Conversion with the separator

Solution

1. Set the "Convert the collection to the string" action to the workspace. 
2. Set the parameters correctly: in the "Collection" parameter set the collection with several string or numeric elements, set the "Separator" as a character/characters. 
3. Run the robot. 

Implementation

1. Repeat steps 1-3 of Task 1.
2. Set the parameters correctly: in the "Collection" field set the collection with several string or numeric elements, do not set the "Separator".

Result

The action returned a string of consecutive string and numeric elements of the set collection.

 Task 3

Conversion of the collection without string/numeric elements. 

Solution

1. Set the "Convert the collection to the string" action to the workspace.
2. Set the parameters correctly: in the "Collection" parameter set the collection without string or numeric elements, set the "Separator" as a character/characters.
3. Run the robot. 

Implementation

1. Repeat steps 1-3 of Task 1. 
2. In the "Collection" parameters don't set the collection type. Leave it empty. 

Result

The action returned an empty string.