array_to_list

array_to_list --  converts an array to a list.

Syntax

array_to_list (array);

		

Arguments

array

Any array.

Returns

The array converted to a list.

Description

This convenience function converts the top level of an array to a list. Lower level arrays in the resulting list will remain unchanged unless converted separately.

Example

    Gamma> a = array(1,2,3);
    [1 2 3]
    Gamma> b = array(4,5,6);
    [4 5 6]
    Gamma> c = array(7,8,9);
    [7 8 9]
    Gamma> d = array(a,b,c);
    [[1 2 3] [4 5 6] [7 8 9]]
    Gamma> e = array_to_list(d);
    ([1 2 3] [4 5 6] [7 8 9])
    Gamma> list_p(e);
    t
    Gamma> list_p(a);
    nil
    Gamma> 
    		

See the Photon: Setting Up Plots section of the History Functions chapter in the Cogent Tools Demo book for an example of this function used in context.

See Also

list_to_array

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