PRAAT create string array and search in that array

Question

It seems like an easy task (and is easy in other languages), but Im having trouble finding a solution.

Is it possible to create an array of strings? I'm looking for a PRAAT equivalent of the following python code

options=["a","b","cd"]

The ultimate goal is to do something like

Input=["ab","cd","ef"]
for InputEle in Input
    if InputEle is in options
        do blah
    endif
endfor

Answer 1

You could use a string vector:

options$# = {"a", "b", "cd"}
for i from 1 to 3
   appendInfoLine: options$# [i]
endfor

Check out section 8 at https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/manual/Scripting_5_7__Vectors_and_matrices.html