add_input_intx and add_input_floatx always return value list of length 4 even when size < 4

[west-rynes]

Version of Dear PyGui

Version: 1.0.2
Operating System: macOS 10.15.7

My Issue

add_input_intx and add_input_floatx always return value list of length 4 even when size < 4

Expected behavior

When getting the value using dpg.get_value I think the user would usually expect to get a list length equal to the size of the widget. Getting a list size always == 4 may be unexpected.

Nonetheless, I really like these generalized widgets. Nice work!

Standalone, minimal, complete and verifiable example

import dearpygui.dearpygui as dpg
import dearpygui

dpg.create_context()

with dpg.window() as main_window:
    size=3
    id = dpg.add_input_floatx(size=size)
    print(f"Input x of size {size}: value={dpg.get_value(id)}")
    id = dpg.add_input_intx(size=size)
    print(f"Input x of size {size}: value={dpg.get_value(id)}")

dpg.create_viewport()
dpg.setup_dearpygui()
dpg.set_primary_window(main_window, True)
dpg.show_viewport()
dpg.start_dearpygui()
dpg.destroy_context()

Output shows a list of 4 is always returned no matter the size.

Input x of size 3: value=[0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
Input x of size 3: value=[0, 0, 0, 0]

[hoffstadt]

Yeah, I'm not sure if I like the design decision here but the thought process was so that 2,3, and 4 component widgets could share the same value when using the source keyword. It allowed more flexibility but you are right that the returned 4-component value is odd when using a 2 or 3 component widget.

We could change this is 2.0.