Save an Array in Private data

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Sunnyland
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Save an Array in Private data

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Is it possible to save an Array in private data? If yes what would be the correct syntax? I am just think about retrieving the Array from private data and back into an Array. Maybe just use split?
freddyp
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Re: Save an Array in Private data

Post by freddyp »

The easiest way to convert any JS object to a string is to convert it to JSON. And then back again:

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var arr = ["a","b","c"];
var arrAsJSON = JSON.stringify( arr);
var backToArray = JSON.parse( arrAsJSON);
Sunnyland
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Re: Save an Array in Private data

Post by Sunnyland »

Thanks heaps. Worked really well.
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