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CreateStructure

Create a data structure (dictionary) from a list of names and values and filter out missing values (indicated by None).

When the output structure is empty, a None value is emitted in its place. This node is deprecated and replaced with CreateDict. The default behavior of CreateDict differs in two aspects but it can be configured to have the same behavior as this node's default (see CreateDict node documentation). Version 1.2.0

Ports/Properties

outdict

Output dict.

verbose name
Outdict
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
dict (can be None)
data direction
OUT

name1

Name 1.

verbose name
Name1
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

in1

Input 1.

verbose name
In1
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name2

Name 2.

verbose name
Name2
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

in2

Input 2.

verbose name
In2
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name3

Name 3.

verbose name
Name3
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

in3

Input 3.

verbose name
In3
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name4

Name 4.

verbose name
Name4
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

in4

Input 4.

verbose name
In4
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name5

Name 5.

verbose name
Name5
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

in5

Input 5.

verbose name
In5
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name6

Name 6.

verbose name
Name6
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

in6

Input 6.

verbose name
In6
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name7

Name 7.

verbose name
Name7
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

in7

Input 7.

verbose name
In7
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name8

Name 8.

verbose name
Name8
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

in8

Input 8.

verbose name
In8
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name9

Name 9.

verbose name
Name9
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

in9

Input 9.

verbose name
In9
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

nameN

Additional names.

verbose name
Namen
default value
None
port type
ListPort
value type
list (can be None)

inN

Additional data inputs.

verbose name
Inn
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
list (can be None)
data direction
IN

include_nones

Include named inputs in the structure even if they have a value of None.

verbose name
Include Nones
default value
False
port type
BoolPort
value type
bool (can be None)

none_if_empty

Output None if all inputs are empty.

verbose name
Output None If All Empty
default value
True
port type
BoolPort
value type
bool (can be None)

auto_naming

Optionally auto-generate names for dictionary keys instead of using explicitly assigned names. If 'no', then this is disabled (default). If set to 'first-nonmarker-stream', then if an input is a packets, its key will be taken as the name of the packet's first non-marker stream. If a packet is present that has no such stream, it will be called unnamed.

verbose name
Auto Naming
default value
no
port type
ComboPort
value type
str (can be None)

verbose

Enable verbose output.

verbose name
Verbose
default value
False
port type
BoolPort
value type
bool (can be None)

names

Legacy alias for names, deprecated.

verbose name
Names (Legacy)
default value
None
port type
ListPort
value type
list (can be None)

get_names_from_chunks

Get the names of the dictionary keys from the chunk names instead of explicitly specifying them.

verbose name
Names From Chunks (Deprecated)
default value
False
port type
BoolPort
value type
bool (can be None)

name0

Name 0.

verbose name
Name0
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

in0

Input 0.

verbose name
In0
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

set_breakpoint

Set a breakpoint on this node. If this is enabled, your debugger (if one is attached) will trigger a breakpoint.

verbose name
Set Breakpoint (Debug Only)
default value
False
port type
BoolPort
value type
bool (can be None)

metadata

User-definable meta-data associated with the node. Usually reserved for technical purposes.

verbose name
Metadata
default value
{}
port type
DictPort
value type
dict (can be None)