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From: Archana Deshmukh <desharchana19@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Retrieving data from multiple lists from a single pattern
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 20:58:42 -0700
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On Monday, July 24, 2023 at 10:23:20 PM UTC+5:30, Archana Deshmukh wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a pattern I which contains two list items. I am able to parse list.
> However, as there are two lists in one pattern, data related to only 2nd list is stores.
>
> pattern: (padding=[1,2,3,4],data = 1, size=[1,2]);
>...
> Best Regards,
> Archana Deshmukh
> [There are lots of ways to do this. You could set a flag when you see the padding or size
> token to say where to store the list. Or you could allocate space dynamically;
> put each list in a fixed static place as you parse it, then make a copy when you see
> the ] and return it. -John]

Thanks John.

At present, I am using flag to store the data to lists. However, I was trying to figure out is there better way to do this.