list

Create or convert a variable or value into a list format

Syntax

result = list ( value ) ;

list variable [= value] ;

Arguments

list value

• A value of any type.

Return Value

list result

• listVariable

  A list is a array of 0 or more elements.

  The STATUS variable is set to $ACKNOWLEDGE

• When the argument is an array variable, all the elements in the array are converted, and the result will be a list array

Exceptions

%ARGUMENT : Invalid arguments. Usage: list variable [= value] ;

%IDENTIFIER : 'variable' argument is not a valid identifier, literal, or reference

Description

None

Examples

To execute the example below, press or modify the example to try different variations. // Use list to define a list variable list a = { 1, 2.3, "hello world" } ; describe a ; // Use list to convert another variable type into a list int x = {1,2,3,4} ; put list x ; // Use list to change the datatype of another variable str s = { "A string","99","1.2","0xff" } ; describe s ; list unchanged_s = s ; list changed_s = list s ; describe unchanged_s ; describe changed_s ;

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