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I'm trying to think of how to code a selection from a list. Something like this, I suppose:

Code:
void somefunction()

{

    string variable = {

        [1] = "String option A",

        [2] = "String option B",

        [3] = "String option C",

        [4] = "String option D"

    }

    int r = RandInt(1,4);

    AddDebugMessage("Selection: " + variable[r], false);

}

Of course, that's not valid code. I'm just hoping someone understands what I mean, and can tell me how to achieve this with the HPL2 editor without using repeated if then checks. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

P.S. I am a complete layman when it comes to coding.

I know what you mean and that should work, never dictionaries though, why not just use a list and get a random integer between 0-biggest number?

What you want is an array, it goes like this:

Let's say I want to choose a random enemy from a list. This is the code:

Spoiler below!

Every time I run that code I get a diff string from the list.

(12-20-2014, 03:34 PM)Daemian Wrote: [ -> ]What you want is an array, it goes like this:

Let's say I want to choose a random enemy from a list. This is the code:

Spoiler below!

PHP Code:
string[] Enemy = { "grunt", "suitor", "brute" }; int randomNum = RandInt(0,2); AddDebugMessage( Enemy[randomNum], false );

Every time I run that code I get a diff string from the list.

This is exactly what I was looking for. I had forgotten the appropriate term. Thanks very kindly.

BonesTheRabbit

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Daemian

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