counting strings on array

[tester]

If I have a string array (with long textual strings; thus - ruby), I'd like to count - how many lines are not empty. Like this:

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text
text

text


text

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In general - there are 8 lines on that array, but not empty - only four. How to detect them? I guess it should be some simple formula for empty lines removal, and then measurement via int primitive connected to array out. Or...?

[chackl]

Not a Primitive but you could do that in ruby very simple

Regards

[tester]

Thanks.

Actually, some things I'm doing right now - require ruby instead of regular green prims, because ruby deals on the fly with arrays, while green prim based solutions are veeeery sluggish. Though - there are still things, that I prefer to rely on green wiring. I guess it's a matter of precising (in FS environment) - which things should be done with ruby, and which should not (the rest of the party can be done with it, but does not have to). And I guess for most folks there is no difference anyway.

I guess Trog is very happy, that I started to use ruby.