Zugg Software :: View topic - Arrays and Triggers

Beginner Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 19

I am trying to make it that when I type inventory it will save all of my items into an Array.

When I type inventory I get...
You are wearing a branch-framed canvas backpack, a homespun green wool cap, some faded pants, and a patched rawhide workcoat.

I'm trying to use something like:

#TRIGGER (You are wearing) {
#COND (* &inv,* &inv2, * &inv3.) {
#VAR arrayCount %arrhigh(inventory)
#CALL %arrset(inventory,@arrayCount+1,@inv1)
#CALL %arrset(inventory,@arrayCount+1,@inv2)
#CALL %arrset(inventory,@arrayCount+1,@inv3)
}
}

That isn't the real code. It's close but I wasn't sure how to type it all here. Anyway. It would work. If I was wearing ONLY three things. I want to make it so it's flexible. If I am wearing one, it adds one. If I am wearing two, it adds two, etc.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Rob

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

Well, first recommendation: don't use an array. That is a misuse of arrays. Arrays are intended for COM functions. Use a stringlist instead. Stringlists are much easier to use.

The following trigger should do most of what you want:

Beginner Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 19

I didn't think of using it like that! Thank you! While I was waiting for a reply I thought maybe I could use LUA to code it instead of zscript. I got lua to capture the whole line then I was going to use string.match to break it apart into the individual pieces. I ran into a problem though because I couldn't figure out if lua variables are saved inbetween runs and if not, how do I convert a lua variable into a cmud one.

Beginner Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 19

I am playing around with what Rahab told me. It is capturing the whole item name like: a long dark cloak and the next item: a awesome looking sword....etc

I am now trying to make it that it only captures the LAST word of each one. Or using FORALL and changing each one real quick in a loop so
a long dark cloak becomes cloak
an awesome looking sword becomes sword

But I'm stuck again!

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

You may run into two problems that Rahab didn't handle (the list looks like a Dragonrealms list). The first is the loss of the comma in a 2-item list. The replace would never see that particular and because the replace is looking for a comma. The second would be complex or detailed items that incorporate the word and into their description (ie, a medallion of stars and stripes). The replace would divide "medallion of stars and stripes" into "medallion of stars" and "stripes". This can be further complicated with the use of proper participles (a, an, some) that one might try to use to separate items more accurately.

Beginner Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 19

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

Actually, my replace specifically only replaced " and " if it was preceded by a comma, but you're right about not catching cases where there is no comma separating a pair of items.