Convert Collection to Text
Description
This part allows you to convert the contents of a collection to a text string. As an example, this part is used to manage data, for instance in running a data table query as follows:
Typically, this part is NOT used for formatting a collection as text to show on the screen, as both report-item (Assessment Framework) and format variable (all frameworks, standalone) offer a wider range of choices for display.
Tips and Tricks
This part is good for converting a simple checklist to comma delimited or other simple text format.
For more sophisticated separators or creation of an HTML structure for bullet lists, etc. use the Format Data Object part instead.
Editor Fields
This part uses the following editor fields:
Tab |
Field Name |
Description |
Type/Options |
Optional/Mandatory |
Basic |
Input path |
This is the name of the collection for the system to convert. |
Text |
Mandatory |
Basic |
Separator |
This is the symbol the system should use to separate the returned values. The default value is a comma (','). |
Text |
Optional |
Basic |
Add quotes around value |
This setting tells the system to add quotation marks around the returned values. The default setting is 'no'. |
No | Yes |
Mandatory |
Basic |
Output path |
This is the name of the data object into which the converted text will be stored. |
Text |
Mandatory |
Example
For an example of how to use the Convert Collection to Text part, download and import the following sample project in your workspace.