Add to dictionary in Data Jar

iOS
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I see there is an add to list action in Shortcuts for Data Jar but I don’t see a add to dictionary for Data Jar. Am I missing something?

2

Get the dictionary, add the key value pair within the structure of the dictionary, it can have nested values, lists/arrays, other dictionaries, etc., and then set the value. The add to list action is just for adding something to the end of a single-dimension list.

3

I got it now. Thanks.

4

I found this old thread, which is also what I’m trying to do! :slight_smile:

I do not see a GET DICTIONARY option for Data View in Shortcuts.

I do see GET TYPE OF VALUE, and when I pass it my path, it returns DICTIONARY.

What I’m trying to do is build a HABIT TRACKER that allows me to check off several items. These would all be booleans, I’d imagine. Example:

  • runToday: true
  • learnDictionariesToday: false
  • etc

I’d then want to be able to use the stored data to do things like:

  • Count the days in a row I ran.
  • Get a total number of days I ran.
  • Get the date of my last run.
  • etc.

Here’s what I’ve tried:

Get the date
Format the date
Set a variable with the resulting date
Nothing
Text: {date}-ran
Set a variable with Text as myDailyRunningKey
Nothing
Next, I prompt to choose from a list with two options: true and false
I store the chosen item in a new variable called didIt

I can’t figure out how to store key value pairs for the date and the true or false answer to if I ran or not.
It seems like I need a dictionary, but Shortcuts only allows me to add to lists.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Use Data Jar’sGet Value and give it the key path. It returns whatever is at that key path. If it is a dictionary, it will return that dictionary.

Shortcuts uses an engine behind the scenes that lets it switch between data/object types. If you try out the View Content Graph action you can see the relationships for a variable.

On iOS, tap on a populated variable. And note the Type property. You can change the type to specify or coerce between types.

Here I have added Clipboard as a variable, and perhaps it contains a number or string, but by changing the type, I can tell Shortcuts to treat it as a Boolean.

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Hope that helps.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH STEPHEN!!!

This unlocked a bunch of things for me!!

I really appreciate your help!

:pray: