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title: "Inputs"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_ARRAY_BUILDFROMVALUE-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > The individual Assets > Data Structures > Build Array > Inputs"
element_id: "NET_MAXON_NODE_ARRAY_BUILDFROMVALUE"
group_id: "NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS"
description: "Here you select the data type that you want to save in the array. Alternatively, you can also connect a \"Value\" node with any value of the desired type to …"
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## Inputs

### Element Type

Parameter ID: `DATATYPEIN`

Here you select the data type that you want to save in the array. Alternatively, you can also connect a "Value" node with any value of the desired type to the input, for example.

### Append/Truncate

### Elements

Here you will find the inputs for the values in the array. The first element input is automatically assigned the index 0 in the array, the second the index 1 and so on. The number of inputs can be individually adjusted using the **Append** and **Truncate** buttons.