efficient finding elements in cluster arrays?

[WildEnte]

Hello there,

Say I have a cluster array. The cluster contains different data types, e.g. a boolean, a string and a number (see attached image).

How do I efficiently and elegantly search for the first element in that array that contains a certain number if I don't know the boolean or the string value of that element?

I know I can use a for loop to unbundle the cluster array into individual arrays of the different data types, and then search the so-created number array for the number I need. But I hope there's a nicer way to do it.

Thanks,

WEnte

[RavensFan]

You wouldn't need to unbundle to create individual arrays.  Just iterate through the array of clusters and unbundle the elements.  Stop when you find a match in the number array.  The conditional For Loop with LabVIEW 8.5 would be slightly quicker as it would allow you to stop the loop early.

[WildEnte]

thanks for the quick reply! I was hoping a bit for something that'd allow me to search for clusters of the type "boolean whatever; 4; string whatever". Oh well, something to wait for in Version 9 (c;=

(this would allow to parse multi-parameter data a lot quicker IMO)

Conditional for loop sounds good. I haven't come around looking at all the new things that came with 8.x