Random Variable Name for markers

[chneemann 0]

Hi,

 

I want to use a script many times in one mission.

That's not a problem, but in this script I create a marker.

And markernames seems to be public names even when I add an "_" before.

 

That's why I had the idea to create a random name for the marker.

 

something like

_randomnumber = round(random 50);

Markername+%_randomnumber = createMarker ["Markername+%_randomnumber", position AAF_HQ];

sleep 10;

Markername+%_randomnumber setmarkerpos (getpos leader _grp1)

 

 

 

But of Course >Markername+%_randomnumber< will not work.

 

Any idea?

 

 

[Greenfist 1863]

You could format the name like this:

createMarker ["Markername" + (str _randomnumber), position AAF_HQ];

or of course with the actual format command.

But I can't see why the variable name should be random. Maybe just use _marker?

 

Only 51 possible random names may create conflicts though. How about something like random 100000 without rounding?

[gc8 970]

one way to have unique marker name is use the position:

_pos = position AAF_HQ;
_marker = "Markername" + (str _pos);
createMarker [_marker,_pos];

_marker setmarkerpos (getpos leader _grp1);

[bad benson 1733]

i usually use the position as a name since i assume there's only going to be one marker at that position at a time.

_pos = getpos AAF_HQ;

createMarker [str _pos, _pos];

EDIT: goddamn ninjas! :ph34r:

[sarogahtyp 1105]

if there are more markers at same position (very unlikely) then u could do this to avoid double marker names:

_unique_name = false;
while(!_unique_name)
{
 _randomnumber = floor random 100000;
 _name = "Markername" + (str _randomnumber);

 if(!(_name in allMapMarkers)) then {_unique_name = true;};
}
createMarker [_name, position AAF_HQ];

[kylania 567]

The marker is always going to be at the position of the AAF_HQ right?  Why not just place it on the map (or spawn it once) and move it as the HQ moves instead of randomly creating it every time?