Hi, yes, it works almost the same:
julia> eval(parse("[1,2,3]")) 3-element Array{Int64,1}: 1 2 3 parse parses the string into an expression (abstract syntax tree, AST), and eval, well, evaluates ;-) But take care, any valid code inside the string will get executed. Rene Am 31.08.2015 um 11:48 schrieb Ali Rezaee <arv.ka...@gmail.com>: > How can I convert the string representation of an array, such as the > following string, into an Array? > > > s = "[1,2,3]" > > I am reading these strings from a file and I am looking for an easy way to > have them as a list. > In Python I would use eval function. Is there an alternative in Julia? > > Many thanks, > > Ali >