Modular•2mo ago

How can I convert String to StringLiteral

I understood that str() is required to convert things to String like (StringLiteral, Int, Bool, ...), but is there a way to covert String to LiteralString. As part of learning Mojolang I'm trying the below code, then this conversion issue poped up.

from collections import List
from sys.ffi import external_call

alias system = external_call["system", Int, StringLiteral] 

fn run_commands(arg0: String, args: List[String]) -> Int:
    var command: String = arg0
    for arg in args:
        command += " " + arg[]
    return system(command) # invalid indirect call: argument #0 cannot be converted from 'String' to 'StringLiteral'

fn system2(arg0: String, args: List[String]) -> Int:
    var command: String = arg0
    for arg in args:
        command += " " + arg[]  # Access the element inside the list
    return external_call["system", Int, String](command) 

fn main():
    # var args = List[String]("kill", "-9", "$(lsof -t -i :8000)")
    var args = List[String]("ls")
    _ = run_commands(args[0], args[1:])
    _ = system2(args[0], args[1:])

from collections import List
from sys.ffi import external_call

alias system = external_call["system", Int, StringLiteral] 

fn run_commands(arg0: String, args: List[String]) -> Int:
    var command: String = arg0
    for arg in args:
        command += " " + arg[]
    return system(command) # invalid indirect call: argument #0 cannot be converted from 'String' to 'StringLiteral'

fn system2(arg0: String, args: List[String]) -> Int:
    var command: String = arg0
    for arg in args:
        command += " " + arg[]  # Access the element inside the list
    return external_call["system", Int, String](command) 

fn main():
    # var args = List[String]("kill", "-9", "$(lsof -t -i :8000)")
    var args = List[String]("ls")
    _ = run_commands(args[0], args[1:])
    _ = system2(args[0], args[1:])

3 Replies

Darkmatter•2mo ago

StringLiteral is a type which literally means "string typed directly into the file". There is no way to turn a string into a string literal. It's used in places like ORMs to make anything that could produce SQL injection a type error.

Thomas Børstad•2mo ago

I’m brand new to Mojo myself, would it work to make the 3rd type of the alias be String not StringLiteral? This way you can convert StringLiteral to String where/if needed. I’m running into these kind of issues learning the language myself, so I appreciate that you’re sharing @Hasan Yousef

Darkmatter•2mo ago

Yes, you would want to use String, not StringLiteral for the third type in the alias.

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