Hi! I've been doing a deeper study of programming here and wondered: what is a "list" in a microScript? Is it something like an array like in JavaScript or is this what it is? Or is it something like a table (like an array) in Lua. I really need to find out. It is interesting to find out how the list is arranged in a microScript in order to use it more efficiently. Thanks in advance for the answer:)
I think you could call it array instead, more details are in the documentation section :)
List operations
| Operation | Description |
|---|---|
| list.length | Retains the length of the list (number of elements in the list). |
| list.push(element) | Adds the element to the end of the list |
| list.insert(element) | Inserts an element at the beginning of the list |
| list.insertAt(element,index) | Inserts an element at the given index in the list |
| list.indexOf(element) | Returns the position of the element in the list (0 for the first element, 1 for the second element ...). Returns -1 when the element is not found in the list. |
| list.contains(element) | Returns 1 (true) when element is in the list, or 0 (false) when the element cannot be found in the list |
| list.removeAt(index) | Removes from the list the element at position index |
| list.removeElement(element) | Removes from the list element, if it can be found in the list |
| list1.concat(list2) | Returns a new list obtained by appending list2 to list1 |
Hello TinkerSmith! The fact is that I want to understand the difference between a "list" and an "array" :) Since in microStudio this thing is called a "list" - but at the same time it's kind of like an "array" (Similar to an array in JS). So what's the difference? I studied this question for a long time, but probably didn't come across the necessary information :)
I don’t think there is one
In high-level programming languages, lists and arrays are the same thing. In MicroScript, lists are JavaScript arrays and share all of the same methods.
list = [1, 2, 3]
list.pop() // 3 (last element of list)
list.push(4) // 3 (length of list after push)
list // [1, 2, 4]
list[0] // 1 (first element of list)
list.indexOf(4) // 2