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{{MacroFunction
{{MacroFunction
|name=json.intersection
|name=json.intersection
|version=1.3b53
|version=1.3b53
|description=
|description=
Returns a [[JSON Array]] with the intersection of all of the [[JSON Object]] keys or [[JSON Array]] values.
Returns a [[JSON Array]] with the intersection of all of the [[JSON Object]] keys or [[JSON Array]] values.  A value or key only appears in the output if it exists in all input arrays or objects.
 
This function is useful for removing Token IDs from a saved list which have been deleted from the map by eliminating them using this function, the saved array and {{func|getTokens}}.


|usage=
|usage=
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line>
json.intersection(array, array, ...)
json.intersection(array, array, ...)
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line>
json.intersection(object, object, ...)
json.intersection(object, object, ...)
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>
'''Parameters'''
'''Parameters'''
{{param|array|A [[JSON Array]] used in the intersection.}}
{{param|array|A [[JSON Array]] used in the intersection.}}
{{param|object|A [[JSON Object]] used in the intersection.}}
{{param|object|A [[JSON Object]] used in the intersection.}}
|examples=
<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line>
  [h: array1 = json.append("",1,2,3,4)]
  [h: array2 = json.append("",3,4,5,6)]
  [r: json.intersection(array1,array2)]
</syntaxhighlight>
Returns:
"[3,4]"
<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line>
  [h: arrayOfSelectedNames = getSelectedNames("json")]
  [h: arrayOfNamesOnMap = getTokenNames("json")]
  [r: json.intersection(arrayOfSelectedNames,arrayOfNamesOnMap)]
</syntaxhighlight>
Input:
arrayOfSelectedNames = ["Alexander","Josh"]
arrayOfNamesOnMap = ["Kevin","Josh","Alexander"]
Returns:
["Alexander","Josh"]


|also=
|also=
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[[Category:JSON Function]]

Latest revision as of 17:42, 15 March 2023

json.intersection() Function

Introduced in version 1.3b53
Returns a JSON Array with the intersection of all of the JSON Object keys or JSON Array values. A value or key only appears in the output if it exists in all input arrays or objects. This function is useful for removing Token IDs from a saved list which have been deleted from the map by eliminating them using this function, the saved array and getTokens().

Usage

json.intersection(array, array, ...)
json.intersection(object, object, ...)

Parameters

Examples

  [h: array1 = json.append("",1,2,3,4)]
  [h: array2 = json.append("",3,4,5,6)]
  [r: json.intersection(array1,array2)]

Returns:

"[3,4]"


  [h: arrayOfSelectedNames = getSelectedNames("json")]
  [h: arrayOfNamesOnMap = getTokenNames("json")]
  [r: json.intersection(arrayOfSelectedNames,arrayOfNamesOnMap)]

Input:

arrayOfSelectedNames = ["Alexander","Josh"]
arrayOfNamesOnMap = ["Kevin","Josh","Alexander"]

Returns:

["Alexander","Josh"]

See Also