displaying variable contents in hint

[gadolinite]

how do you display the contents of a variable on the screen in hint text?

[_Ross_]

Hi Ben ;D

If the variable has a small number of possible values, you could have it display a different hint  for each one
example:

?(a == 3):hint "blah blah is 3"
?(a == 2):hint "blah blah is 2"
?(a == 1):hint "blah blah is 1"

hope that helps

[_hammy_]

i cant remember exactly what it is, it something like this tho:

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titletext [FORMAT["Variable 1 is %1",_var1],"plaindown"]

or something like that,  i know u can put it in a hint box, but im not sure how.

I have never debuged anything in my life, its kinda strange, really
 

[deaddog]

Use the FORMAT function like HAMMY says.  It is very powerful.

_a=4
_b=12

hint format ["I have %1 fingers and %2 toes!!",_a,_b]

will produce "I have 4 fingers and 12 toes!!"

Use %1 for the first variable, %2 for the second and so on..

[borrowed soap]

what if im trying this:
_randomnumber = _this select 0
_randomnumber = random 6
hint format ["random number is 1%",_randomnumber]

it keeps showing me "random number is 1", but it never generates (or at least reports) any random numbers

[deaddog]

1%

Reverse these to make %1.


 

[borrowed soap]

sorry, i wrote that wrong in the post. i have been using  %1.  its seems to be the _randnum = random 6 not working, because i use the %1 in the hint format all the time for generating  x,y,z coordinates (via a trigger and whatnot), and the syntax:
hint format ["%1",_whatever] has been working for me in the past. im not sure what is happening here

[Chris Death]

what if im trying this:
_randomnumber = _this select 0
_randomnumber = random 6
hint format ["random number is 1%",_randomnumber]

One question: why do you: _randomnumber = _this select 0

What is _this select 0?

If you say: _randomnumber = random 6, then you assign
any value between 0.000000 to 4.999999 to _randomnumber.

So why do you predefine it with _this select 0
Try leaving this line out.

As i don't know, what you have passed during your
exec statement to the script i can only asume that the error
goes there.

~S~ CD

[LCD]

any value between 0.000000 to 4.999999 to _randomnumber.

nah ;D

any value between 0.000000 to 5.999999 to _randomnumber.

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[borrowed soap]

ya, the line is unnecessary ive noticed, but it was a typing error i found that was getting me   (doh!)
my fault, it is fixed, thx for help (i cant close post tho, it wasnt mine originally)

[Chris Death]

any value between 0.000000 to 4.999999 to _randomnumber.

nah

any value between 0.000000 to 5.999999 to _randomnumber.

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  DOH - we're talking about 6 not 5  

cheers 4 da correction - bin alrdy in da next thread wif ma head
 ;D

~S~ CD

[LCD]

rofl ;D

its kool u helpin ppl ;D

no need 2 tank me (but im only sain dat cuz u did tank me )

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[gadolinite]

just like C++ formating, makes perfect sense

[LCD]

solve da topic

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