Can I "pushBack" an object instead of a string?

[Rebitaay 13]

Hi all,

 

I'm re-doing a script for a mission I'm making. It detects X out of 10 caches on the map, X being the value of the mission parameter "CacheCount" (2, in this case).

It's meant to detect when all detected caches are dead, and then end the mission, but it gives me this error, which comes from the last line.

 

Code:

private ["_array","_findCaches"];
_caches = [];
_findCaches = for "_i" from 1 to ("CacheCount" call BIS_fnc_getParamValue) do {_caches pushBack format["Cache%1", _i]};

sleep 1;

while {({alive _x} count _caches) == 0} do {"End1" call BIS_fnc_endMission};

 

I'm guessing the issue is that "pushBack" in line 3 creates ["Cache1","Cache2"] instead of [Cache1,Cache2].

So is there any way to pushBack an object name, or turn the array strings into object names? I can't find anything useful through google.

 

Any advice would be appreciated!

[Rebitaay 13]

Okay, I've gotten it to "pushBack" object names instead of strings, but I've got another error.

"Error alive: Type Text, expected Object"

 

This is my current code:

private ["_array","_findCaches"];
_caches = [];
_findCaches = for "_i" from 1 to ("CacheCount" call BIS_fnc_getParamValue) do {_caches pushBack formatText ["Cache%1", + _i]};
sleep 1;

waitUntil {({alive _x} count _caches) == 0}; // I realised "While" might spam the ending
sleep 3;
"End1" call BIS_fnc_endMission;

 

I'm guessing it has something to do with the _caches array once again because it works just fine if I use:

count [Cache1,Cache2,Cache3,Cache4,Cache5,Cache6]

instead of "count _caches"...

[mrcurry 258]

Assuming all caches exists at the time of execution change 

_caches pushBack formatText ["Cache%1", + _i]

To

_caches pushBack call compile format ["Cache%1", _i]

[Rebitaay 13]

16 minutes ago, mrcurry said:

_caches pushBack call compile format ["Cache%1", _i]

 

The script now works after 5 hours of failure. You're a legend.

[serena 145]

while {count _caches < _findCaches} do {_caches pushBack "Cache" + str count _caches};

 

[mrcurry 258]

With your current setup the caches will be selected in the same order every time. If you want to randomize things a bit you can use this instead:

private _allCaches = [Cache1, Cache2, Cache3, Cache4, Cache5, Cache6]; //Fill this with all caches.
private _cacheCount = "CacheCount" call BIS_fnc_getParamValue; 
private _caches = [];
for "_i" from 1 to _cacheCount do {
	_caches pushBack (_allCaches deleteAt floor random _allCaches);
};

sleep 1;

waitUntil {({alive _x} count _caches) == 0};
sleep 3;
"End1" call BIS_fnc_endMission;

 

[Rebitaay 13]

@serena @mrcurry

Thank you both for your great codes, but I already have exactly what I need.

I always like knowing multiple ways of scripting something though, so I appreciate it.