passing vars -> putnpc
 

I'm trying to pass a varible (account name) through putnpc so that the NPC can have a "master" when it's created. I know a few ghetto ways of doing, like putting a flag in the "master"'s account and having the NPC scan through players in the level to detect that flag, and after using the putnpc doing a triggeraction on the NPC setting the "master"'s account there.

Is there a more effecient way of doing this?

If I understand you correctly, you can do something like...

NPC Code:

---

function onCreated() 

{

 putnpc2(x,y,"join(\"classname\");

 this.master = player.account;

 ");

}

---

Then in a class npc...

NPC Code:

---

//#CLIENTSIDE

function onPlayerChats()

{

 if ( player.chat == "/test" ) {

  if ( this.master == player.account ) {

    chat = "Hello, Master!";

  } else {

    chat = "You are not my master!";

    }

  }

}

---

It all depends on how you want to do it.

That won't work. When the putnpc is placed it has no communication between itself and your account...it's like a blank script...so you can't pass the account.

That's the problem I ran into.

isn't that what playero.account is for?

Failing that, you could triggeraction it right after you placed it.

with(putnpc2(x, y, "join class")){ stuffs in here };

edit to the post below: try it and find out :], it works wonders.

Wouldn't work exactly like that, but yeah...I get the concept...smart.

Gilt, That wouldn't work. It's not like playertouchsme...it's a fresh NPC with and it's had no communication with another NPC or player.

[Edit] Actually I don't even think that would work...in order to use with() on an NPC it has to be a) a database NPC or b) you have to have the index of the NPC in combination with npcs[] I do believe...[/Edit]

Oh, you silly geese.

Oh, and with() can get ANY object.
Any object at all. GUI, NPCs, players, images, ganis, ect.

But if you're using with() don't you need to specify what you're searching for? Like with (players[])?


Thanks for the answer.

It does actually work exactly like that.

Well, objects also have names.
You do normally need to do with (players[]), but you could also do something like:
You can also just put in the name of a GUI object, and it will automatically refer to that GUI.

Just for clarification, it doesn't have to be a variable either. If a function returns an object, you can use the function itself.

You can also do:

would output: