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Version: V2 (Ignition 8.1)

tamaki.mes.utils.listToDropdown

Description

Converts a plain list into the {'value': ..., 'label': ...} format used by Perspective dropdown components. Each item becomes one option where value is the item itself and label is the item converted to a string.

Syntax

tamaki.mes.utils.listToDropdown(l)

Parameters

ParameterTypeNullableDescription
lListFalseThe list of items to format.

Returns

A List of {'value', 'label'} dictionaries.

Code Examples

# In a binding script transform: turn a plain list of option strings into dropdown options
return tamaki.mes.utils.listToDropdown(propOptions)
# [{'value': 'Red', 'label': 'Red'}, {'value': 'Green', 'label': 'Green'}, ...]