Array Find Question

[ozdeadmeat 12]

I am suffering from the dumb this morning.

 

I want to find the index of an array of objects

 

OBJECT_ARRAY = [Vehicle1, Vehicle2, Vehicle3] ;

OBJECT_NAME = ["Chocolate", "Vanilla", "Chai freaking Latte"];

 

E.G. I have multiple arrays that are consistently indexed. So if I find Vehicle3 as index 2 I should be able to get the name by using OBJECT_NAME select _index.

 

I am not sure I am explaining this 100% well it is 3:30am and I have been banging my head against the wall for too long on this.

 

Any help is appreciated.

[beno_83au 1362]

Well, OBJECT_NAME select 2 will return "Chai freaking Latte". Is that what you're asking?

 

If that's the case, you can use arrays within an array:

_array = [
	[Vehicle1,"Chocolate"],
	[Vehicle2,"Vanilla"],
	[Vehicle3,"Chai Freaking Latte"]
];

_object = (_array select 2) select 0;	//returns Vehicle3
_name = (_array select 2) select 1;	//returns "Chai Freaking Latte"

Then you can use whatever index you need on _array to select the required vehicle and its array of info.

 

I could be entirely missing your question though.

[squeeze 22]

_index got changed to _foreachindex way back, i haven't done much scripting lately but i think _index == _mylocalvarible

[Lucullus 71]

one possibility:

tag_fnc_findVar =
{	params ["_obj","_id"];

	_objectArray = 
	[	"Vehicle1",["Chocolate",1,2],
		"Vehicle2",["Vanilla",3,4],
		"Vehicle3",["Chai freaking Latte",5,6]
	] ;

	_index = _objectArray find _obj;
	(_objectArray select _index+1) select _id
};

_var = ["Vehicle3",1] call tag_fnc_findVar;

hint str (_var); // 5

 

[AZCoder 921]

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

 

Not tested:

OBJECT_ARRAY = [Vehicle1, Vehicle2, Vehicle3] ;

OBJECT_NAME = ["Chocolate", "Vanilla", "Chai freaking Latte"];

_idx = OBJECT_ARRAY find Vehicle2;

systemChat (OBJECT_NAME select _idx); // should return Vanilla

[Lucullus 71]

You should handle strings or numbers in an array, not objects.

If an object doesn't exist, you will get an undefined variable error.

[panther42 40]

No need to re-invent the wheel.  If using CBA 3, fnc_hashCreate.

Allows for default value.

[pierremgi 4737]

19 minutes ago, panther42 said:

No need to re-invent the wheel.  If using CBA 3, fnc_hashCreate.

Allows for default value.

No need to depend on CBA or else