I don't know the requirements of `commandLater()`, but wouldn't:
org.nlogo.api.Dump.list(myLogoList)
do the trick in this case?
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Nicolas
On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Jason Bertsche
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Generally, using `toString` for serialization is not going to turn out well
> for you--especially with Java/Scala collections, since it causes truncation
> when the collection is above a certain (small) size. Instead, use something
> like Java's `ObjectOutputStream`, Scala's `mkString`, or simply iterate over
> the list and the build the proper string, yourself.
>
>
> On 7/30/2014 9:56 AM, Corey Brady wrote:
>>
>> hi all
>>
>> i'm working with logo lists through the embedding API, and I am getting a
>> strange behavior with toString ( or, well, an unfavorable behavior at
>> least)
>>
>> my context involves passing a list from one embedded instance of NetLogo
>> to another. I get a list from one instance, assemble a NetLogo method call
>> using that list (converted as a string) as an argument, and I use
>> commandLater() to execute it in the other instance.
>>
>> the conversion to string is needed simply because commandLater takes a
>> string.
>>
>> for long lists, the string coming through is truncated with ". . . ." at
>> the end
>>
>> obviously this causes trouble when it's passed to the receiving NetLogo
>> instance :)
>>
>> i happen to be working with NetLogo 4.1.3, but that can change if it helps
>>
>> is this a known bug/limitation of LogoList?
>>
>> would you recommend a workaround that hand-converts lists to strings, or
>> an approach that gets around commandLater()'s need for strings and somehow
>> digs deeper into the receiving-netlogo's workspace for a way to call the
>> netlogo procedure directly and using a LogoList argument? (I'm not familiar
>> with this second path)
>>
>> thanks
>> -corey
>>
>
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