Help with variables

[hridaysabz 14]

Hey all, I was trying to work out the variables for a little script i'm writing.

So two questions, how do I apply %1, and how do I use veh_name?

I also would like to find somewhere that has variables like these documented.

Thanks.

[albertfish 11]

%1 is used for formatting a string; it is a placeholder that gets replaced by the value of a variable. The is used in the format command.

For example

_var1 = 2;
_var2 = 5;
_string = format ["Var1 is equal to %1 and var 2 is equal to %2", _var1, _var2];

%1 is a placeholder that get replaced with the value of the first parameter following the format string. %2 gets replaced with the second parameter after the format string. The resulting variable _string will look like "Var1 is equal to 2 and var 2 is equal to 5".

As far as veh_name, that just looks like an ordinary variable, presumably storing the name of a vehicle. Where did you come across this variable?

[hridaysabz 14]

Oh thanks, I was looking for a variable that would replace the %1 with the name of the vehicle. For example, I have a vehicle named hazler and a vehicle named typhoon. I want it to be so that when one dies in a notification it shows, "hazler is dead!" or "typhoon is dead!" but is there is a quick way of doing so?

[Johnson11B2P 3]

To keep it simple, make a trigger with the

condition: !alive hazler

activation : hint format["%1 is dead",hazler];

Make another one and replace hazler with typhoon.

Edited December 13, 2013 by Johnson11B2P
Thanks semiconductor forgot the most important thing.

[semiconductor 309]

condition: alive hazler

activation : hint format["%1 is dead",hazler];

I think there shoud be "!alive" instead of "alive" in condition to make trigger fire when vehicle isn't alive. :) Edited December 13, 2013 by Semiconductor

[hridaysabz 14]

Alright, thanks guys.

---------- Post added at 15:00 ---------- Previous post was at 14:59 ----------

To keep it simple, make a trigger with the

condition: !alive hazler

activation : hint format["%1 is dead",hazler];

Make another one and replace hazler with typhoon.

That would completely defeat the purpose of writing %1.

[Johnson11B2P 3]

You're right.

hint "Hazler is dead";

[Larrow 2827]

vehicleVarName is the command you were looking for Hridaysabz.

[hridaysabz 14]

Thanks Larrow