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    • d.healeyD
      d.healey @Chazrox
      last edited by d.healey

      @Chazrox said in Read & Write JSON file || Basics:

      Is AppData a folder within the plugin or is that a system folder?

      It's a system folder - it's where the UserPresets folder lives, among other things.

      • GNU/Linux: /home/username/.config/Company Name/Plugin Name/
      • Windows: Users/username/AppData/Roaming/Company Name/Plugin Name/
      • MacOS:~/Library/Application Support/Company Name/Plugin Name/

      You can open it from the File menu in HISE btw.

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      • ChazroxC
        Chazrox @d.healey
        last edited by

        @d-healey got it. 🙏

        So I got that much working, the part im missing is....

        How do I add new pairs to the object after its created?

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        • ChazroxC
          Chazrox
          last edited by

          wait dont give me the answer yet....im getting it. lol.

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          • LindonL
            Lindon @Chazrox
            last edited by

            @Chazrox said in Read & Write JSON file || Basics:

            wait dont give me the answer yet....im getting it. lol.

            hint - arrays are json "objects" too

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            • ChazroxC
              Chazrox @Lindon
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              @Lindon

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              • LindonL
                Lindon @Chazrox
                last edited by

                @Chazrox

                // create an array for objects
                const var myObjectSet = [];
                // Create an object
                const myObj = {"name": "Dave", "age": 38, "country": "England"};
                myObjectSet.push(myObj);
                
                const myObj2 = {"name": "Lindon", "age": 150, "country": "England"};
                myObjectSet.push(myObj2);
                
                Console.print(trace(myObjectSet));
                

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                • ChazroxC
                  Chazrox @Lindon
                  last edited by Chazrox

                  @Lindon nice! That was it! I get it now.

                  I just recently got comfortable sorting, cloning, flipping arrays so if this is anything like that im off to a good start.

                  Screenshot 2025-07-09 at 4.12.25 AM.png
                  Huge breakthrough for me here. haha.

                  Thank You @d-healey & @Lindon !

                  @Lindon said in Read & Write JSON file || Basics:

                  hint - arrays are json "objects" too

                  So are all array api's available for these too?

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                  • LindonL
                    Lindon @Chazrox
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                    @Chazrox said in Read & Write JSON file || Basics:

                    So are all array api's available for these too?

                    Arrays are just arrays - so yes the array API is applicable to them...but your array elements are "complex" objects so heaven knows how stuff like sort would work - if at all....

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                    • ChazroxC
                      Chazrox @Lindon
                      last edited by

                      @Lindon Ok. I'll do some reading on that too.

                      @Lindon said in Read & Write JSON file || Basics:

                      heaven knows...

                      😆

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                      • d.healeyD
                        d.healey @Lindon
                        last edited by

                        @Lindon said in Read & Write JSON file || Basics:

                        but your array elements are "complex" objects so heaven knows how stuff like sort would work - if at all....

                        Custom sort function

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                        • ChazroxC
                          Chazrox @d.healey
                          last edited by Chazrox

                          @d-healey

                          can you take a look at this please?
                          // Im trying to add 'newPreset' to 'AttackTablePresets'

                          
                          const var AttackTablePresets = 
                          {
                          		
                          	"name": "36...............vOLVxe+....9izwDzO...f+....9C...vO", 
                          	"name2": "36...............vOLVxe+....9izwDzO...f+....9C...vO", 
                          	"name3": "36...............vOLVxe+....9izwDzO...f+....9C...vO"
                          		
                          };
                          
                          // SAVE PRESET BUTTON CONTROLS
                          inline function onSaveOkControl(component, value)
                          {	
                          
                          	
                          	if (value)
                          	{
                          		local tableData0 = TableEnvelope1Pro.exportAsBase64(0);		
                          		local newPreset = {Newshit : tableData0};
                          		
                          		AttackTablePresets.insert(newPreset); 
                          
                          // Im trying to add 'newPreset' to 'AttackTablePresets'
                          		
                          		Console.print("START TRACE" + trace(myObjectSet) + "END TRACE");
                          	}
                          };
                          Content.getComponent("SaveOk").setControlCallback(onSaveOkControl);
                          
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                          • d.healeyD
                            d.healey @Chazrox
                            last edited by d.healey

                            @Chazrox

                            const myObj = {"name": "Dave", "age": 38, "country": "England"};
                            
                            // To add something new you can use dot notation
                            myObj.newKey = newValue;
                            
                            // Or you can use bracket notation - only really needed if you have spaces in the key or are using a variable to hold the key
                            myObj["newKey"] = newValue;
                            

                            @Chazrox said in Read & Write JSON file || Basics:

                            AttackTablePresets.insert(newPreset);

                            This is for arrays, not objects. I think Lindon confused you :)

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                            • ChazroxC
                              Chazrox @d.healey
                              last edited by

                              @d-healey oh wow..how do I find the rest of the dot.functions?

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                              • d.healeyD
                                d.healey @Chazrox
                                last edited by

                                @Chazrox It's not a function, it's accessing the property of the object.

                                Just like when you use .length to find out how many characters are in a string or elements in an array. If it doesn't have () at the end then it's not a function.

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                                • ChazroxC
                                  Chazrox @d.healey
                                  last edited by

                                  @d-healey

                                  @d-healey said in Read & Write JSON file || Basics:

                                  You're going to love my scripting course :)

                                  I cant wait! Im there!

                                  When I say I watch all of your videos...

                                  I mean it. lol. (muuuultiple times and still learning always)
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                                  • ChazroxC
                                    Chazrox @d.healey
                                    last edited by Chazrox

                                    @d-healey

                                    I combined everything to try to do everything at once..

                                    1. export table state
                                    2. push new preset to 'AttackTablePresets'
                                    3. push 'name' to combobox.

                                    this is working so far...but my presets in the combobox keep disappearing every couple of times I press save.

                                    Screenshot 2025-07-09 at 5.55.29 AM.png

                                    see it saved a few presets, but at some random point it just dissapears.

                                    // SAVE PRESET BUTTON CONTROLS
                                    inline function onSaveOkControl(component, value)
                                    {	
                                    	local f = FileSystem.getFolder(FileSystem.Desktop).getChildFile("myFile.json"); 
                                    	f.writeObject(AttackTablePresets);
                                    	
                                    	if (value)
                                    	{
                                    		
                                    		local tableData0 = TableEnvelope1Pro.exportAsBase64(0);
                                    		local presetNameNOW = PresetNameToSave.get("text");
                                    
                                    		AttackTablePresets[presetNameNOW] = tableData0;
                                    		
                                    		local keyList = [];
                                    		
                                    		for (k in AttackTablePresets)
                                    		{
                                    			keyList.push(k);
                                    		}
                                    		
                                    		PresetList.set("items", keyList.join("\n"));
                                    	}
                                    };
                                    Content.getComponent("SaveOk").setControlCallback(onSaveOkControl);
                                    
                                    
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                                    • d.healeyD
                                      d.healey @Chazrox
                                      last edited by

                                      @Chazrox got a minimal snippet?

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                                      • ChazroxC
                                        Chazrox @d.healey
                                        last edited by

                                        @d-healey comin up! 🙏

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                                        • ChazroxC
                                          Chazrox @d.healey
                                          last edited by Chazrox

                                          @d-healey 🙏 !

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                                          Edited because I forgot to declare the tables in the example.

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                                          • d.healeyD
                                            d.healey @Chazrox
                                            last edited by

                                            @Chazrox

                                            So this is what I'm seeing.

                                            • You click save
                                            • You write the presets object to a JSON file - you have this outside of the if statement so this happens on both button on and button off
                                            • You grab the table data and add it to the object
                                            • You repopulate the combo box list.

                                            I don't see an issue with the list being reset when clicking the save button, but I don't see anywhere you are loading the presets back from the file, so the combobox will clear on compile.

                                            Also you probably want to save the object to the file after you've added the new value.

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