Convert String to Multi-Dimensional Array

Question

Is there a way to convert a string into a multi-dimensional array?

e.g.:

new Array(new Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1), new
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,1,1,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1), new 
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1))

It's a string, the words and the brackets are characters too, I want to convert this into a real Array.

Yes, I'm trying to convert one of the textfield's text (where I insert the above array) into a multi-dimensional array. (the same array structure) — Zhafur
– Zhafur, Commented Aug 6, 2012 at 17:18
This seems terribly complicated, and weird, what are you "really" trying to do? :0 — Daniel MesSer
– Daniel MesSer, Commented Aug 6, 2012 at 17:23

Barış Uşaklı · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-06 20:20:50Z

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I am sure there is a better way to write the regex, but here it goes, basically it removes the "new", replaces "Array(" with "[" and replaces ")" with "]". The resulting string is a valid JSON string which can be turned into an array with JSON.parse().

var str:String = "new Array(new Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1), new\
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,1,1,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1), new \
    Array(1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1))";

    var myPattern:RegExp = /new/g;  

    var json:String = str.replace(myPattern, " ");   
    myPattern = /Array\(/g;

    json = json.replace(myPattern, "[");

    myPattern = /\)/g;
    json = json.replace(myPattern, "]");

    var array:Array = JSON.parse(json) as Array;

edited Aug 6, 2012 at 20:20

answered Aug 6, 2012 at 20:14

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Zhafur Over a year ago

My JSON (latest version) doesn't have parse function.

Barış Uşaklı Over a year ago

If you are using the Adobe libraries then use JSON.decode() JSON.parse is available in the flash player after version 11.

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