# Polylines from JSON string? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [October 27, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/polylines-from-json-string/53936 "2018-10-27T20:58:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leo2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@Leo2](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Leo2)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/polylines-from-json-string/53936/1 "2018-10-27T20:58:09Z")
Is it possible to draw polylines with points from a JSON string [like in Android Classic](https://docs.thunkable.com/thunkable-classic-android/create/components/location/google-maps)? If so, how? Thanks for any help! ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 8:49am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/polylines-from-json-string/53936/2 "2018-10-28T08:49:22Z")
Yes. Will it work? ![%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/2/4/2411308d3670701eb008a4aed1eb21ba85328f90.png) ---
**Author:** ![Leo2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@Leo2](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Leo2)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/polylines-from-json-string/53936/3 "2018-10-29T03:07:19Z")
Thanks, I saw that block, but the text block doesn’t connect to that. ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 8:26am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/polylines-from-json-string/53936/4 "2018-10-29T08:26:55Z")
Why do you need to connect a text block to this block? A list with coordinates or a variable with the desired data type can be connected to this block. ---
**Author:** ![Leo2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@Leo2](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Leo2)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 8:31am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/polylines-from-json-string/53936/5 "2018-10-29T08:31:38Z")
There are about 350 points in the polyline. I don’t want to enter them one by one, but in a Json string. ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 8:35am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/polylines-from-json-string/53936/6 "2018-10-29T08:35:39Z")
From the text string, you can create a list of data in the required format. [https://docs.thunkable.com/thunkable-cross-platform/create/components/location/map#add-polyline](https://docs.thunkable.com/thunkable-cross-platform/create/components/location/map#add-polyline) ---
**Author:** ![Leo2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@Leo2](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Leo2)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 8:42am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/polylines-from-json-string/53936/7 "2018-10-29T08:42:11Z")
I think I get it, thanks. Will report back here with the result. ---
**Author:** ![Leo2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@Leo2](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Leo2)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 8:57am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/polylines-from-json-string/53936/8 "2018-10-29T08:57:14Z")
Now I feel like an idiot. 🤪 There seems to be no ‘create list with’ block… There is only the create list with repeated items block. ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/polylines-from-json-string/53936/9 "2018-10-29T12:19:24Z")
To improve your mood, a simple example with JSON data for a polyline. 🕶 I also show the magic of turning a string into a numeric type. ![%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/f/f/ff41916736873ede2e5329746f66d3919b8f5741.png) ---
**Author:** ![Leo2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@Leo2](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Leo2)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 6:17am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/polylines-from-json-string/53936/10 "2018-10-30T06:17:28Z")
That’s fantastic. Thanks for your help! OT: it’s strange how the json format differs. In Android Classic only `[[mydata],[otherdata]]` will work, not `[{mydata},{otherdata}]` ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/polylines-from-json-string/53936/11 "2018-10-30T14:06:23Z")
Yes, in Thunkable X uses an array of objects, and Thunkable Classic uses a multi-dimensional array. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/polylines-from-json-string/53936/12 "2024-11-08T11:54:53Z")