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Newbie Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 3

Hi -

I'm trying to create something to return a word based on a number - pseudocode would look something like this:

if 0 < number < 10 then myword = "pathetic"
if 11 < number < 20 then myword = "mighty"
etc...

I would like to call this function from an alias within the same class - something like

myword = getword(10)

is this possible? i am really new to programming with zmud.

thanks!

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:09 am

Short answer - you can't. "Real" functions were just added to the new CMUD beta, and aren't available in zMUD. Long answer is that functions can be stored as a literal string inside a variable:

#function something {%if(%1="yes",something1,something2)}

This creates a variable @something with the literal value "%if(%1="yes",something1,something2)" and zMUD does some jiggery pokery to make this work:

#say @something("yes")

and so on. Note that you can only use other functions inside these pseudo-functions, so your example would look something like this:

#function getword {%if(%1<10,"pathetic",%if(%1<20,"mighty",...etc...))}

Then you use it

myword = @getword(10)

Newbie Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 3

thanks, i actually got this to work, in theory. it might be a little long, but i think it will do the job.

is there a limit to how long these lines can be?

thanks

GURU Joined: 23 Dec 2000 Posts: 4834 Location: USA

When it comes to the executed code in a trigger, alias, button, or other setting, there's no artificial limit to how long it can be.

The same is definitely not true in other places where executable code can be stored--the other com textbox in the room properties window, the textbox for sending commands to the game for #DIRECTIONs, and so on. For these things, if you need something long you should stuff the code into an alias and call the alias from these places.