Problem with arrays

[unknownx9 10]

Hello,

I am trying to do the following :

1. Create an Array
   
2. Assign the individual elements of the Array values
   
3. After I am done using the array elements set them back to empty
   

private["_location1","_location2","_location3","_location4","_groups","_route","_selectedLocation","_groupVariable"];

_route = _this select 0;

//Route 1
_location1 = [[513.62207,2746.9282,310.05081],[330.89847,2698.4902,291.2688],[261.56473,2774.7625,285.56805],[151.06387,2687.646,304.80322]];

//Route 2
_location2 = [[322.29877,3026.4014,285.99854],[259.63757,3213.3926,275.20633],[379.46701,3360.7385,275.84738],[194.46994,3453.6235,244.57669]];

//Route 3
_location3 = _location2 + [383.2887,3590.7268,246.25278];

//Route 3
_location4 = _location3 + [[642.60834,3516.9346,283.97449],[779.95288,3585.0515,278.79163],[1022.7352,3554.5818,298.41965],[1332.6926,3689.5344,251.16754],[1604.546,3643.4819,238.99081]];

//Add groups to groups array
_groups = ["_group1","_group2","_group3","_group4"];

//Create an HQ for east
_eastHQ = createCenter east;

switch(_route) do
{
case 1:
{
	for [{_i=0},{_i<=2},{_i=_i+1}] do
	{
		_selectedLocation = _location1 call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
		(_groups select _i) = createGroup east;
		(_groups select _i) = [_selectedLocation, EAST, 5] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
		[(_groups select _i), _selectedLocation, 10] call bis_fnc_taskPatrol;
		hint format ["Location: %1 Selected Group: %2",_selectedLocation,(_groups select _i)];
		sleep 5;
	};
};
etc...

Problems arise in the for loop which is where I am trying to assign values to the array elements. Basically I am trying to make that array a variable holder, which contains groups.

Would really appreciate the help,

Thanks.

[blackmamb 2]

I'm not really sure about what you're trying to do. Here is what I would go with:

private["_locations","_groups","_route","_selectedLocation"];
waituntil {!isnil "bis_fnc_init"};

_route = (_this select 0) - 1;

_locations = [
[[513.62207,2746.9282,310.05081],[330.89847,2698.4902,291.2688],[261.56473,2774.7625,285.56805],[151.06387,2687.646,304.80322]],
[[322.29877,3026.4014,285.99854],[259.63757,3213.3926,275.20633],[379.46701,3360.7385,275.84738],[194.46994,3453.6235,244.57669]],
[[383.2887,3590.7268,246.25278]],
[[642.60834,3516.9346,283.97449],[779.95288,3585.0515,278.79163],[1022.7352,3554.5818,298.41965],[1332.6926,3689.5344,251.16754],[1604.546,3643.4819,238.99081]]
];

_groups = [];

_eastHQ = createCenter east;

for "_i" from 0 to 2 do {
_selectedLocation = _locations select _route call BIS_fnc_selectRandom;
_tempGroup = [_selectedLocation, EAST, 5] call BIS_fnc_spawnGroup;
[_tempGroup, _selectedLocation, 10] call bis_fnc_taskPatrol;
_groups set [_i, _tempGroup];
hint format ["Location: %1 Selected Group: %2",_selectedLocation, _tempGroup];
sleep 5;
};
sleep 2;
hint format ["groups array: %1", _groups];

That last hint shows you the array containing groups, which I believe is what you needed?

[unknownx9 10]

Hello BlackMamb,

First thank you for your reply, it helped me in what I was trying to accomplish.

I have a question about that _tempGroup variable, if I wanted to rename it with each increment of _i and add the _i value to the end of it, how would I do that?

(_tempGroup + _i + "") would work?

Thanks again for your help.

[Horner 13]

Format it, such as

call compile format ['_tempGroup%1 = blabla;', _i];

[unknownx9 10]

Format it, such as

call compile format ['_tempGroup%1 = blabla;', _i];

Thanks.