Squar Brackets

[MicheleDeZen]

I don't know if this is an issue or just me not understanding it correctly :

I have a dataview inline field like "[number:: 3]" and in a javascript view i am trying to increment the value by 1

I am using this code :

if (tag_type == "inline") {
  let value = await getPropertyValue(tag_name, note.file.path);
  console.log(value)
  value = value + amount;
  console.log(value)
  await update(tag_name, value, note.file.path);
}

If the field is written without any bracket like "number:: 3" it works, if i have it written like "[number:: 3]" it doesn't.

I think it is related to how the graphical tool is displaying the values It seams like is reading the opening bracket in the key and the closing in the value

[SciJoy]

I have the same problem. If I have the inline dataview value in brackets or parentheses. Also, if the inline dataview field is in a callout, I get the quote symbol too.

[caasion]

This also applies to lists, headers, and probably other characters too.

Editing the value also contains things outside of the square brackets:

It would be great if this is fixed because it's great being able to use this plugin without directly going into the callouts or back to live-preview to edit the value.

[j21w91]

Hey, any update on this? Currently facing this exact issue

[LuthanV]

Hey, the issue is probably related to the inline file parser and related to Issue #78. Currently the InlineFileParser only looks for '::' as the marker for dataview inline fields. However, dataview inline field can take two forms.

1. without preceding and subsequent content as MyDataviewField:: Value, or
2. within other content as [MyDataViewField:: Value] Note the differences are the brackets [ ... ]. This is where the issue occurs.

A fix for this would be to check for [ and ] within the parsed line containing a :: and limit the key and value parts accordingly (2nd form of dataview fields). However, if no brackets are found, it should be assumed that the 1st form is intended.

[ZackBoe]

Came across what seems to be this issue when tinkering with QuickAdd's example Movie script, which uses inline fields with lists of links:

category:: [[Movies]]
director:: [[Lana Wachowski]], [[Lilly Wachowski]]
genre:: [[Action]], [[Sci-Fi]]
cast:: [[Keanu Reeves]], [[Laurence Fishburne]], [[Carrie-Anne Moss]]

Unfortunately, MetaEdit's getPropertiesInFile returns

{ "key": "category", "content": "[[Movies", "type": 1 },
{ "key": "director", "content": "[[Lana Wachowski", "type": 1 },
{ "key": "genre", "content": "[[Action", "type": 1 },
{ "key": "cast", "content": "[[Keanu Reeves", "type": 1 },

Possibly related is #84