#! /bin/bash | |
# Format: array_to_string vname_of_array vname_of_string separator | |
array_to_string() | |
{ | |
(( ($# < 2) || ($# > 3) )) && { | |
"$FUNCNAME: usage: $FUNCNAME arrayname stringname [separator]" | |
return 2 | |
} | |
local array=$1 string=$2 | |
((3==$#)) && [[ $3 = ? ]] && local IFS="${3}${IFS}" | |
eval $string="\"\${$array[*]}\"" | |
return 0 | |
} |