Re: Strange variable type for arrays filled from a dialog in macro language ?

Posted by Herbie-6 on
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Strange-variable-type-for-arrays-filled-from-a-dialog-in-macro-language-tp3683053p3683055.html

Christophe,

try

ARRAYDIALOG=newArray( "" + TEXT1, TEXT2, TEXT3);

>Hi,
>
>Please consider the following macro snippet:
>
>Dialog.create("Dialog");
>Dialog.addString("string 1", "1");
>Dialog.addString("string 2", "2");
>Dialog.addString("string 3", "No");
>Dialog.show();
>TEXT1=Dialog.getString();
>TEXT2=Dialog.getString();
>TEXT3=Dialog.getString();
>
>ARRAY=newArray("1", "2", "No");
>if (ARRAY[2]=="No") print("success");
>
>ARRAYDIALOG=newArray(TEXT1, TEXT2, TEXT3);
>if (ARRAYDIALOG[2]=="No") print("success");
>
>
>
>ARRAY and ARRAYDIALOG should be exactly the same, containing three strings
>"1", "2" and "No". ARRAY is directly defined, whereas ARRAYDIALOG is defined
>via a dialog box that gets the user to enter strings. Just run the macro and
>click "OK" in the Dialog, leaving the default text values. The test on
>ARRAY[2] prints "success", but the second test for ARRAYDIALOG[2]=="No"
>unexpectedly triggers the error "Number or numeric function expected".
>
>I think this is a bug that has to do with the types of variables returned by
>Dialog.getString(). Or am I confused ?
>
>Christophe

Best
                  Herbie

          ------------------------
          <http://www.gluender.de>