Case Switching issue

[eagledude4 3]

I built this small script to help me debug my mission: The problem is that when I try to use the action, no hint is displayed. I'm not receiving an error.

//By OneShot.J

_Selection = _this select 3;

while {true} do {
switch (_Selection) do {
case "Vehicle": {
	Hint format ["%1", nearestObject [player, "LandVehicle"]];
};
case "Building": {
	Hint format ["%1", nearestObject [player, "Building"]];
};
case "Object": {
	Hint format ["%1", nearestObject [player, "Static"]];
};
};

_Selection is defined through addactions:

Actions:

DebugAction1 = player addaction ["<t color=""#FF8000"">" +"Hint Vehicles","Scripts\AdminHint.sqf","Vehicle",1,false,true,"",'AdminMode and AdminDebug'];
DebugAction2 = player addaction ["<t color=""#FF8000"">" +"Hint Objects","Scripts\AdminHint.sqf","Object",1,false,true,"",'AdminMode and AdminDebug'];
DebugAction3 = player addaction ["<t color=""#FF8000"">" +"Hint Buildings","Scripts\AdminHint.sqf","Building",1,false,true,"",'AdminMode and AdminDebug'];

Edited December 15, 2012 by eagledude4

[Mattar_Tharkari 10]

Strange script - got it to work like this:

DebugAction1 = player addaction ["<t color=""#FF8000"">" +"Hint Vehicles","Scripts\AdminHint.sqf","Vehicle",1,false,true];
DebugAction2 = player addaction ["<t color=""#FF8000"">" +"Hint Objects","Scripts\AdminHint.sqf","Object",1,false,true];
DebugAction3 = player addaction ["<t color=""#FF8000"">" +"Hint Buildings","Scripts\AdminHint.sqf","Building",1,false,true];

_Selection = _this select 3;

while {true} do {
switch (_Selection) do {
case "Vehicle": {
	Hint format ["%1", nearestObject [player, "LandVehicle"]];
};
case "Building": {
	Hint format ["%1", nearestObject [player, "Building"]];
};
case "Object": {
	Hint format ["%1", nearestObject [player, "Static"]];
};
};
[color="#FF0000"]Sleep 2;[/color]
[color="#FF0000"]};[/color]

Possibly doesn't do what you intended - run it - you will see what I mean (it returns the object ref) - if you need the class - change each case to something like this:

	case "Vehicle": {
	_nVec = nearestObject [player, "LandVehicle"];
	_class = typeOf _nVec;
	Hint format ["%1",_class];
};

Edited December 15, 2012 by Mattar_Tharkari

[eagledude4 3]

Thanks, but hint switching back and forth problem still persists. If I want to hint vehicles, then switch the hint type to objects, it wont stop hinting the vehicles.

Edited December 17, 2012 by eagledude4

[Mattar_Tharkari 10]

Thats beacuse it's in a loop - get rid of the lines:

 while {true} do {

Sleep 2;
};

You will then be able to click on each addaction in turn and only get 1 result at once.....

[eagledude4 3]

I realize the issue is because it's in a loop. I need it to be in a loop but some how cancel the other hints.

[Horner 13]

Use a global variable instead of a local variable

Also it would be wise to not have this script run each time you use an action, just run it on the client and change the global variable with the action.