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Re: Javascript save and load "records"

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On Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 4:33:17 AM UTC-6, jonas.t...@gmail.com wrote:
> I found some code that both can load and save text and pictures.
> 
> But i would like some advice on how to save it like a record "format the data".
> 
> I have an array with nodes they certain properties like nodeindex, linkarray, color, position(x,y) etc
> 
> Should i just make a string of each entrance and separate with a newline?
> 
> function makeNodes()
> {
>    for (var m = 0; m <= nodes; m ++ )
>    {
>       arr[m] ={nodeindex : 0, nroflinks : 0, nodelinks : [], hold : false, rposX : 0, rposY : 0, rwidth : 10, rheigth : 10, rcolor : "red" , bcolor : "green"};
>    }
>    return arr;
> }
> 
> It seem arrays can be extracted to comma separated strings.
> I guess there is nothing like a record in javascript just data types, so you have to format yourself? Will newline do for each entry?
> 
> Or is there something like a binary datatype that could be saved? I always go with the easiest option my guess it that a text string is easier to save and load back to the array?

A record is simply a data structure that can be represented as a JavaScript object. Saving the data is a different matter depending on a particular use case (server vs. client. domain vs non-domain specific, etc...)

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Javascript save and load "records" jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2017-01-21 02:33 -0800
  Re: Javascript save and load "records" "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2017-01-21 14:50 -0800
    Re: Javascript save and load "records" jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2017-01-23 02:42 -0800

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