After formula resolves a value, RockTomate tries to do a conversion if target type and resolved type are not the same. It can do conversion simple as from string to int or as complicated as string[] to int.
This article goes into full detail on what to expect from converted values. A conversion between types string and int will be used as an example but this applies to many other common types.
On the left hand-side is the resolved value type and on the right hand-side is the target type. Target type is a type expected by the formula as requested by the input field of the Step.
string and int
| Conversion | Behaviour |
|---|
string to int | string will be parsed to be of type int |
int to string | int will be converted to string |
string[] and int[]
| Conversion | Behaviour |
|---|
string[] to int[] | Each individual item will be parsed to int type and placed into an collection of type int[] |
int[] to string[] | Each individual item will be converted to string type and placed into an collection of type string[] |
string and string[]
| Conversion | Behaviour |
|---|
string[] to string | First item of the initial collection will be returned |
string to string[] | Resolved value will be put into an collection of type string[] |
string[] and int
| Conversion | Behaviour |
|---|
string[] to int | First item of the initial collection will be parsed into type of int and returned |
int to string[] | Resolved value will converted to string and put into an collection of type string[] |
string and int[]
| Conversion | Behaviour |
|---|
string to int[] | String will be parsed into type int and put into collection of type int[] |
int[] to string | First item of the array will be converted to string and returned |