Array of clusters - accessing property nodes

[PatrickMiller]

I'm trying to access and change the property nodes of specific elements inside of the cluster inside of an array. When I do try to change a property of an individual cluster element ( like color text) it changes that for every cluster inside of the array. Is there a way to do this for only 1 index of the array ? 

[crossrulz · Accepted solution]

Inside of the array, there is technically only 1 control/indicator.  So changing the color of any element in the array will update all of the elements.  May you could format your data into a table?

[mcduff]

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@PatrickMiller wrote:

I'm trying to access and change the property nodes of specific elements inside of the cluster inside of an array. When I do try to change a property of an individual cluster element ( like color text) it changes that for every cluster inside of the array. Is there a way to do this for only 1 index of the array ? 

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No. Arrays are special. All the elements properties need to be identical.

There are some tricks you can do. For example, extend a color box in your cluster, each element can have its own color.

mcduff

[PatrickMiller]

OK, i'll try to convert the array at the end into a table. I would need to convert each cluster element to a string first correct? Then its just a 2D string ?

[crossrulz]

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@PatrickMiller wrote:

OK, i'll try to convert the array at the end into a table. I would need to convert each cluster element to a string first correct? Then its just a 2D string ?

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Yep.  In the end, a table is just a 2D Array of Strings.

[PatrickMiller]

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@mcduff wrote:

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@PatrickMiller wrote:

I'm trying to access and change the property nodes of specific elements inside of the cluster inside of an array. When I do try to change a property of an individual cluster element ( like color text) it changes that for every cluster inside of the array. Is there a way to do this for only 1 index of the array ? 

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No. Arrays are special. All the elements properties need to be identical.

There are some tricks you can do. For example, extend a color box in your cluster, each element can have its own color.

mcduff

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This also worked. I made the test status indicator enum background color to transparent, then added a color box indicator behind it. I could change the color box to green for pass, red for fail etc. It was just another element in the cluster.