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Generic to_string() and to_array() functions

Bug #54226 reported by wouter bolsterlee
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wouter bolsterlee

Bug Description

I would like two generic type conversion functions: to_string() and to_array(). The logic implemented by these two functions should somewhat resemble the Page::append_to() method, ie. recursively "collapse" values until they have the correct type.

Tags: core
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wouter bolsterlee (wbolster) wrote :

Btw, any thoughts on a decent way to convert array into strings? perhaps array_format() for associative array and implode_newlines for numeric arrays?

wouter bolsterlee (wbolster)
Changed in anewt:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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wouter bolsterlee (wbolster) wrote :

Working on to_string, to_array is not so useful I think.

Changed in anewt:
assignee: nobody → uws
status: New → In Progress
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wouter bolsterlee (wbolster) wrote :

  581 Wouter Bolsterlee 2007-08-07
      Implemented generic to_string() function

      The new global to_string() function renders various objects
      to a string. This function creates a string from various
      types of objects by applying various conversion methods.
      Supported data types:

      - Simple values: strings, integers, floats, boolean
        (0 or 1).
      - Any object implementing a render(), to_xhtml(),
        to_string() or toString() method.
      - Numerical arrays containing any of the supported types are
        recursively converted to string values, separated by
        newlines.

      An error is thrown if the passed object cannot be handled.

      Some test cases are included.

      This fixes bug #54226.

Changed in anewt:
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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