Wrong. Those variable names are used simply for the sake of uniformity. Compatibility isn't even a factor.

o.O crappy Java tutorial. Crappy NPCprogramming.RTF.
:grrr:

Dude, that has nothing to do with it. I don't think you fully understand the word 'compatibility'.

That could very well be XD

I'll get the for stuff later.

English isn't Stefan's first language.

Anyway, i and j aren't part of Java or C and they're not syntactic devices. They're just variable names.

Nor is it mine, so i guess that's the reason of this... misunderstanding.

There is now a new command on RC:

/style scripttype name

Scripttype can be class, npc or weapon.
It is reformatting the script to look nicer. Please test it before using, sometimes triggeractions can be messed up because it divides weapon names like Day-Night in Day - Night. You can change the style options in the server options:

scriptstyle=spaces=2,padding=oper,brackets=attach

Spaces gives the number of spaces to put in front of each line (indenting).

Padding says where to put spaces in between:
'oper' will put spaces behind commands like 'if' and before and after operands like '+' and '==',
'paren' will put spaces in [] and (),
'all' will do both.

Brackets says if it should break lines before and after { and } ('break'),
or if it should actually attach it to the previous 'if' or 'for' command ('attach'). Use 'linux' as option if you want to break declarations (array declarations like a = {1,23}) but want to attach brackets after commands.

The npcserver uses the astyle library to format the text.

[edit: post merge by Loriel :cool:]

Yes i,j,k is common standard for loop index variables. The 'l' is not used often because it looks like a 1. So better continue with m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t etc. :)

Finally!
But a style button wouldn't be better?

A style button would have required yet another RC update, and would also need to be rescripted for the new RC later on. Also, I doubt it would do much good to the RC's compactness to link it with the library Stefan mentioned.
Edit: Actually, no. Forget that. A style button would be better.

Finnaly! Good job Stefan :)

But, yea, A style button would be better;)

Very nice. This will come in handy. :)

Wait for the new scripted rc, then you'll be able to have style buttons ;)

What are the options to have the same style that Stefan uses when he scripts? Fourm PM this to me please, as I never read this thread much.

NPC Code:

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if (created) { //Braces on the same line, 1 space after the )

  operations(); //Next command is on another line, alone, 2 spaces indented;

  if (myflag) {

    operations(); //Embedded command is 2 spaces indented, added to the origional 2 spaces

  } // Closing brace on it's own line

}

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