# Individual characters in list **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [August 2, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546 "2019-08-02T17:52:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bigboypacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@bigboypacho](https://community.thunkable.com/u/bigboypacho)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/1 "2019-08-02T17:52:26Z")
Okay so I’m in a class and we are supposed to make an app for our final project. I created a realtime DB for the app to store events. I know the save works because the events can be seen in the DB. However, the problem is with getting the data out onto a list. It comes out as an individual character in each list item. Also, does anyone have any ideas on how to parse out characters such as }, :. Here’s a picture to further show my dilemma. ![Screenshot_20190802-123834](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/c/7caaccba8aaedfb0a65160b30db56734b4a87b8b.png) ---
**Author:** ![samclever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@samclever](https://community.thunkable.com/u/samclever)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2019, 6:16am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/2 "2019-08-03T06:16:09Z")
Save your list in Firebase as a text string and then when you call it back convert it using the make list from text block in the list drawer. The blocks seem to have an issue saving a list to firebase now and calling them is just as troublesome. ---
**Author:** ![CBVG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/cbvg/32/32401_2.png) [@CBVG](https://community.thunkable.com/u/CBVG)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2019, 6:36am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/3 "2019-08-03T06:36:35Z")
You parse character by repeatedly using this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/6/e/6e5670648ed1ddd66792ae5ae1be29bace7fefab.png) You just have the “from letter#” and “to letter#” values controlled in a “count with i” loop. ---
**Author:** ![marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/marketandsellbuy8jcb)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/4 "2020-04-09T23:09:36Z")
plz whats wrong with this this return individuals character also and i cant find the problem . ![whats wrong](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/5/f/5fe423c98f8d467dd4c0e23cc7c8d73cce28a1b8.png) ---
**Author:** ![CBVG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/cbvg/32/32401_2.png) [@CBVG](https://community.thunkable.com/u/CBVG)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/5 "2020-04-10T15:54:25Z")
I do not feel like making a program just to check if this is the case, but I notice that you are converting the text to a list at each “,”. Which means that each “x” will be a text that would have been CLEANED out of any “,”. Which implies that your 'find first occurrence of text “,” ’ will find nothing and return 0. ---
**Author:** ![marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/marketandsellbuy8jcb)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/6 "2020-04-10T17:59:45Z")
SORRY I DONT UNDERSTAND U IT RETURN ![date](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/0/7055f23def1f33e5368b49045e1f1f96c39f10eb.png) ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/7 "2020-04-10T18:03:55Z")
can ou show a picture of your data tree? firebase shouldnt need to be parsed as you have done, although that is one way to do things. its more like breaking down a door instead of using the key/handle ---
**Author:** ![marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/marketandsellbuy8jcb)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/8 "2020-04-10T18:18:39Z")
I TRY THIS ON MY EXAMPLE ![EX](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/e/3/e322d9ff0c7c947a78fc6e2e1d3755776156d655.png) ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/9 "2020-04-10T18:55:01Z")
What data do you want to retrieve? ---
**Author:** ![marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/marketandsellbuy8jcb)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/10 "2020-04-10T19:10:21Z")
Any data from that return in list individuals Ex…pass Return 1 2 3 ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/11 "2020-04-10T19:19:39Z")
can you try something like this? ![Screen Shot 2020-04-10 at 3.05.44 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/8/b/8b79ffe6690a81a5466680e9eebe488c9f3d659c.png) ---
**Author:** ![marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/marketandsellbuy8jcb)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/12 "2020-04-10T19:41:48Z")
so thanks but its worked on label and dont work on list…still return individual character on my list ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/13 "2020-04-10T20:01:25Z")
yes. in programming a list and text are different. you need to use the list block. `make text into list.` i would use this block setup in a loop ---
**Author:** ![marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/marketandsellbuy8jcb)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/14 "2020-04-10T20:14:53Z")
It’s first my question here above I use that (make text) and not work ![whats wrong](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/5/f/5fe423c98f8d467dd4c0e23cc7c8d73cce28a1b8.png) ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/15 "2020-04-10T20:27:29Z")
for each object in DB\_response, in list \_listName insert last as get property pass of object j ---
**Author:** ![marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/marketandsellbuy8jcb)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/16 "2020-04-10T20:43:49Z")
so thanks jared for ur efforts but its not working with me and dont return anything iam so sorry & thanks ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/17 "2020-04-10T20:44:40Z")
Hey @marketandsellbuy8jcb, please don’t type in all caps. You can use the edit button to change this. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/marketandsellbuy8jcb)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/18 "2020-04-10T20:49:37Z")
its ok now domhnallohanlon any solution now to make my project ? ---
**Author:** ![CBVG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/cbvg/32/32401_2.png) [@CBVG](https://community.thunkable.com/u/CBVG)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/19 "2020-04-11T18:41:36Z")
Look, this is simple. Suppose that the step _ **generate JSON from object** _ returns a structure like “field: aaa, comment: bbb, date: 2020/4/10” , then the step _ **make list from text — with delimiter ','** _ will remove ALL commas. You will then have a list with the following elements: {field: aaa}{comment: bbb}{date: 2020/4/10} Notice the complete absence of “,”? That is because you REMOVED them, converting the string into a list, using comma as delimiter. The commas were NOT preserved. You cannot have your following step depend on looking for the first occurrence, since there is NONE. ---
**Author:** ![marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@marketandsellbuy8jcb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/marketandsellbuy8jcb)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546/20 "2020-04-12T20:31:01Z")
can u help me & see whats wrong …the screen called "list "[https://x.thunkable.com/copy/e031cdc8fd375f75d8b732f82adc2763](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/e031cdc8fd375f75d8b732f82adc2763) thanks whatever solved or not [Next page](https://community.thunkable.com/t/individual-characters-in-list/166546.md?page=2)