# Converting a set to an array

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/converting-a-set-to-an-array/71775>\
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**Created:** [March 18, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/converting-a-set-to-an-array/71775 "2024-03-18T20:10:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![r2e2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/r2e2/32/56625_2.png) [@r2e2](https://community.glideapps.com/u/r2e2)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/converting-a-set-to-an-array/71775/1 "2024-03-18T20:10:46Z")

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I’m tracking likes in a set [“u1”,“u2”] and trying to reference the names. I’ve tried a direct relation, split text, make array.

Thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 12:36am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/converting-a-set-to-an-array/71775/2 "2024-03-19T00:36:44Z")

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What values are you storing in the set? Are you tracking which users have liked an object?

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**Author:** ![r2e2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/r2e2/32/56625_2.png) [@r2e2](https://community.glideapps.com/u/r2e2)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/converting-a-set-to-an-array/71775/3 "2024-03-19T00:50:14Z")

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yep, just a flat list of their usernames

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/converting-a-set-to-an-array/71775/4 "2024-03-19T00:53:22Z")

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I would try:

- A template column to replace the double quotes character and the square brackets by nothing (don’t put anything on the right.

- A split text column to split the template column value by a comma (I’m not sure what you mean by reference the names, do you need an array or do you plan to display them?).