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Set to Array

Convert a set to an array

Written by Holly Conrad Smith

Use this once you're done comparing or deduplicating, and need to get back to a List — for example, after deduplicating a list of usage names with Set, convert it back so you can feed it into a node that expects a List, like Sort Numbers, Map, or a loop.

Set vs. List: a List (array) keeps items in order and can hold duplicates — you access items by position, like "the 3rd item." A Set has no order and no duplicates — adding an item that's already there does nothing, and there's no "position" to ask for. Sets are for asking "is this here?" and for comparing groups of things; Lists are for ordered, step-by-step sequences.

Category: Sets

Kind: Operation

Description: convert a set to an array

Inputs

Name

Abbreviation

Type

Access

Description

set

S

Set

Item

the set to convert

Outputs

Name

Abbreviation

Type

Access

Description

array

A

Any

List

the converted array

How to

  1. Add the Set to Array node.

  2. Feed in a set.

  3. The output is an ordinary List containing the same items, ready to use anywhere a List is expected.

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