Zugg Software :: View topic - How to add a string into a string list in a random position

Beginner Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Posts: 10

#var test {s|sw|e|se|su|enter|w}
What I want is to add "hello" into this string list in a random position, like:
{s|sw|hello|e|se|su|enter|w} or
{s|sw|e|se|su|enter|hello|w}, etc, so that each time run "#exec @test", I will say "hello" in a different room.
I know that #additem or %additem can only add a new string into the beginning or the end of a string list.
I didn't find a useful command or function to do this. So, have to:
#exec %replace(%insert("|hello|",@test,%random(2,%len(@text))),||,|)
but sometimes "hello" will seperate "sw" or "enter"..., like "..ent|hello|er|...".

Any way to do this ?

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

#var test {s|sw|e|se|su|enter|w}
test=%replace(@test,"|","||")
test=%replaceitem(@test,%eval(%random(2,%numitems(@test))/2*2),"hello")
#DELITEM test {}

That should do it. The way it works is add a blank item between every other item, then randomly selects and mathematically changes that to an even number. Replacing an even numbered item with your hello. Then deletes out all the blank items.