Custom state list

[mikefraz]

I have a custom state that is a list. I have this notion that it works like an array and I can set/get each element via index. It appears that I can build a condition that references a custom state list element, however, when I try to set a state in an action, I have no way to set a specific custom state element. This is driving me crazy - I think I’d rather go back to javascript - appreciate any help.

[adamhholmes]

Can you give an example of what you’re trying to do?

[mikefraz]

Thanks, @adamhholmes - appreciate the response. I have a custom state list that I am trying to set in an action. My presumption is that I can set a specific element in the custom state list from a workflow action, but in that modal, I can only set the whole custom state list and not one element:

[exception-rambler]

@mikefraz

I have this notion that it works like an array

Though it’s the closest thing Bubble has, lists aren’t the same as arrays.

1. Vanilla Bubble doesn’t allow you to find an index in a list.
2. It also (typically) blocks the storing of duplicate values.
3. You cannot splice a new entry to position x in a list.

I agree btw, I think Bubble would be better off for those things being natively possible.

So that’s the bad news.
The better news, all of those constraints can be worked around with plugins - there are several @lindsay_knowcode’s List Inserter Plugin | Bubble for one.