Why is my Filter Array returning empty?

[SylvieLet17]

Really can't get my head around this, I have tried multiple things. 

Here is my array:

It definitely 100% contains the number 8831

Here is my filter:

@equals(item(), 8831)

Here are the results:

Why??

[ekarim2020]

Your array is of type string, but your condition is using an integer for comparison.

Try the following:

@equals(item(), '8831')

Ellis
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[JamesYumnam]

Hi @SylvieLet17 

you have created a simple array and that too of String type ("11059","19198"...).. So, in the expression you need to put the value within quotes.

Personally, i think it would be much easier if you use a condition control.

[SylvieLet17]

Thanks Ellis, but this returned the same result

[SylvieLet17]

Thanks, I had tried this, as well as double quotes and neither worked

[ekarim2020]

This is what I tried, starting with an array variable:

Result:

And an array in a Compose action also worked with the same filter:

Ellis

[ekarim2020]

Perhaps data item '8831' isn't in this array?

Can you scroll further down the data items and visually confirm that 8831 is there:

Could you also try the condition with another array item such as  '11059' as that we know that this item is in the data set (we can see it!).

Ellis

[SylvieLet17]

[SylvieLet17 · Accepted solution]

Ok I think it might have been a bug?

I added single quotes in the basic mode editor, and then I checked it in advanced mode and it was adding double quotes inside the single quotes? and then when saving it would remove the single quotes again. 

Bizarre. I deleted and recreated the action and it seems to be working now.