String array to cluster of strings?

[1984]

Hi,

I receive data from a database as a 1D array of strings which I'd like to convert to a cluster which only has string type elements. The umber of entries from the DB is always the same.

What is the reason that I can't even connect 1D strings and Cluster of strings to the typecast node and is there a way to convert the array to the cluster without getting the indexes of the array and bundle it to the cluster?

Thanks!

[ZYOng]

Why would you want to use a typecasting?

Isn't Array to Cluster enough?

[1984]

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@ZYOng wrote:

Isn't Array to Cluster enough?

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No, its not. If I just use the array to cluster then I can't unbundle by name.

[UliB · Accepted solution]

If you want to keep the names of the cluster elements you could use 'Coerce to Type' in numeric -> conversion palette instead of 'Type Cast'.

See https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/labview-api-ref/page/functions/coerce-to-type.html 

I don't know in which LabVIEW version this function came into the palette.

[Yamaeda]

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@1984 wrote:

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If you use Variant to Data or Coerce to type instead of type case it'll work.