Work out size of markers

[1para{god-father} 105]

OK need some Help/ Advice please

 

I am creating a marker around all my towns and i would like to populate them depending on Size of the marker , would this be the way to go ?

 

Not sure this is correct to get the size of the marker ?  

 

Thanks 

{
	private [ "_town", "_tempArray", "_sizeX", "_sizeY", "_name", "_zonename", "_foo", "_zoneCheck", "_zoneunit" ];

	_town = text _x;
    _tempArray = toArray _town;
	_tempArray = _tempArray - [ 32 ];
	_town = toString _tempArray;

    _sizeX = getNumber (configFile >> "CfgWorlds" >> worldName >> "Names" >> (text _x) >> "radiusA");
    _sizeY = getNumber (configFile >> "CfgWorlds" >> worldName >> "Names" >> (text _x) >> "radiusB");

	_name = format["mrk_%1", _town];
	_zonename  = format["Z_%1", _town];

    _foo = createmarker [_name, getPos _x];
    _foo setMarkerSize [_sizeX, _sizeY ];
    _foo setMarkerShape "ELLIPSE";
    _foo setMarkerBrush "SOLID";

 	if ((_sizeX) <= 150)
		then {

spawn stuff

			};

	if ((_sizeX) <= 250)
		then {
spawn stuff

			};


	if ((_sizeX) <= 350)
		then {


			};



	if ((_sizeX) <= 450)
		then {


			};

	if ((_sizeX) <= 550)
		then {

spawn stuff
			};

	if ((_sizeX) <= 650)
		then {

spawn stuff
			};


	if ((_sizeX) <= 750)
		then {

			};

	if ((_sizeX) <= 850)
		then {
spawn stuff
			};

    if ((_sizeX) > 850)
        then {
spawn stuff
            };

	sleep 0.2;

} forEach nearestLocations [getArray (configFile >> "CfgWorlds" >> worldName >> "centerPosition"), ["NameCityCapital","NameLocal","NameCity","NameVillage","Strategic","CityCenter","NameMarine","Hill","StrongpointArea"], 25000];

[bull_a 44]

You can get size of town simply by returning a list of locations and using the size command:

 

(code not tested)

_locations = [/*list of locations*/];
{
   _location = _x;
   _size = size _location;

   ...

   _marker setMarkerSize _size;

   // Do more stuff

} forEach _locations;

Hope that helps,

 

Bull

[1para{god-father} 105]

Sorry should have make it a little clearer  :)  I have all the markers around the towns with the correct Sizes , its the next bit where i spawn depending on Size

 

i.e.....

 	if ((_sizeX) <= 150)
		then {

spawn stuff

			};

This is the bit I am having trouble with what is best approach 

[Greenfist 1863]

When the _sizeX is 100, all the spawn codes will run? Wouldn't it be better if only one of them ran?

So use switch..do..case structure:

switch (true) do {
  case (_sizeX <= 150): { spawn stuff };
  case (_sizeX <= 250): { spawn stuff };
  case (_sizeX <= 350): { spawn stuff };
  case (_sizeX <= 450): { spawn stuff };
 etc.
  case (_sizeX > 850): { spawn stuff };
};

[1para{god-father} 105]

yep that is what I was trying to accomplish and failed at. 

 

Thanks perfect.

[1212PDMCDMPPM 200]

 

Not sure this is correct to get the size of the marker ?  

 

 

GetMarkerSize is not doing what you want ?

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getMarkerSize

[KevsNoTrev 44]

 

When the _sizeX is 100, all the spawn codes will run? Wouldn't it be better if only one of them ran?

So use switch..do..case structure:

switch (true) do {
  case (_sizeX <= 150): { spawn stuff };
  case (_sizeX <= 250): { spawn stuff };
  case (_sizeX <= 350): { spawn stuff };
  case (_sizeX <= 450): { spawn stuff };
 etc.
  case (_sizeX > 850): { spawn stuff };
};

 

Wouldn't this still run the <=150 even though the marker is <=450???

 

Should it not be more like this?? (I think a simple 'between' command would be very helpful here..... between [_a,_b];  just thinking)

 

switch (true) do {
  case (_sizeX <= 150 && !(_sizeX >150)): { spawn stuff };
  case (_sizeX <= 250 && !(_sizeX >250)): { spawn stuff };
  case (_sizeX <= 350 && !(_sizeX >350)): { spawn stuff };
  case (_sizeX <= 450 && !(_sizeX >450)): { spawn stuff };
 etc.
  case (_sizeX > 850): { spawn stuff };
};

[Greenfist 1863]

 

Wouldn't this still run the <=150 even though the marker is <=450???

If the size is 100, the <=150 runs.

If it's 400, only the <=450 runs, because that's the first case that matches the condition.

case (_sizeX <= 150 && !(_sizeX >150)): { spawn stuff };

Isn't all numbers up to 150 smaller than 150? :)

[KevsNoTrev 44]

I'm overthinking it....

 

the <= does fix the issue with having to define the larger boundary of each condition.