Name: arrayDecode

Type: function

Syntax: arrayDecode(<encodedArray>)

Summary: Converts a serialized array back into the original array.

Introduced: 3.5

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:

put arrayDecode(loadPreferencesData("displayOptions")) into sDisplayOptionsArray

Example:

read from socket tClient until linefeed

put urlDecode(arrayDecode(it)) into tClientDataArray

Parameters:

encodedArray (array): A binary string representing an array, as returned by the arrayEncode function.

Description:

Use the <arrayDecode> function to rebuild an array from an encoded string produced by the <arrayEncode function>.

Encoding and decoding arrays is designed to allow arrays to be written to a file on disk, or sent across a network. See the <arrayEncode> reference for more information on doing this.

>*Note:* It is possible for two different strings to produce the same array. This is due to arrays having a different ordering of <keys>. To see if two encoded arrays are equal, first decode them back into the original array, then directly compare them using the <= operator.>

References: = operator. (operator), arrayEncode function (function), keys (function), arrayEncode (function), URLDecode (function)