passing vars -> putnpc

[AnarchySquare]

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?

[Gambet]

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.

[AnarchySquare]

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.

[Giltwist2k1]

isn't that what playero.account is for?

playero.var variables of the original player object, in generally the player who has invoked the event (e.g. playertouchsme)

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

[Snakeandy7]

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

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

[AnarchySquare]

Originally Posted by Snakeandy7

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

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]

[Yen]

Oh, you silly geese.

PHP Code:

this.pet = putnpc2(x,y,"join(\"class\");");
this.pet.owner = player.account; 


[Yen]

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

[AnarchySquare]

Originally Posted by Yen

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.

[ApothiX]

Originally Posted by AnarchySquare

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

It does actually work exactly like that.

[Yen]

Originally Posted by AnarchySquare

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


Thanks for the answer.

Well, objects also have names.
You do normally need to do with (players[]), but you could also do something like:

PHP Code:

reference = findplayer("Yen");
with (reference) {

} 


You can also just put in the name of a GUI object, and it will automatically refer to that GUI.

[ApothiX]

Originally Posted by Yen

Well, objects also have names.
You do normally need to do with (players[]), but you could also do something like:

PHP Code:

reference = findplayer("Yen");
with (reference) {

} 


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.

PHP Code:

with(findPlayer("Yen")) {
  player.chat = "Hi thar";
} 


You can also do:

PHP Code:

this.foo = new TStaticVar();
this.foo.bar = "Wee"
this.foo.baz = "Woo";

with(this.foo) {
  echo(bar);
  echo(this.baz);
} 


would output:

PHP Code:

Wee
Woo