Difference between params and select commands.

[SerbiX8 3]

Hello,

 

Can somebody explain me what's the difference between params and select commands?

 

For example, we have 2 functions:

fnc_someFunc={
params ["_argument1","_argument2"];
//...//
};

[_argument1,_argument2] call fnc_someFunc;

And

fnc_someFunc={
_argument1 = _this select 0;
_argument2 = _this select 1;
//...//
};

[_argument1,_argument2] call fnc_someFunc;

So what's the difference between these commands?

 

I apologize if this question is dumb but I really can't understand the difference.

 

Thanks.

[Smitt14ua 1]

Params defines variables in private type (only in some namespace)

[Grumpy Old Man 3545]

Params is a dedicated command to declare parameters inside a function, automatically making the declared variables private with the possibility of returning default values/types if no parameter was given.

It's more readable than having to use private, _this select 0 and "if then else" statements if no input parameter is given.

 

TAG_fnc_function = {

	params [["_test","Parameter missing"]];
	hintsilent _test;

};

["Hello"] call TAG_fnc_function//prints "Hello"
call TAG_fnc_function//prints "Parameter missing"

//to do the same without params you need to do this:
TAG_fnc_function = {

	private ["_test"];
	_test = if (isNil {_this select 0}) then {"Parameter missing"} else {_this select 0};
	hintsilent _test;

};

Wiki article has some good examples.

 

5 minutes ago, Smitt14ua said:

Params defines variables in private type (only in some namespace)

 

And what namespaces would that be?

 

Cheers

 

[Smitt14ua 1]

1 minute ago, Grumpy Old Man said:

And what namespaces would that be?

It was a simple definition of private variable. 

[Grumpy Old Man 3545]

1 minute ago, Smitt14ua said:

It was a simple definition of private variable. 

Namespace has nothing to do with private. Are you mistaking it with scope perhaps?

 

Cheers

[Smitt14ua 1]

3 minutes ago, Grumpy Old Man said:

Namespace has nothing to do with private. Are you mistaking it with scope perhaps?

 

Cheers

Ya, excuse me  Scope

[SerbiX8 3]

So the main feature of params command is that I don't have to define each argument in call command for the function to work, right?

[Smitt14ua 1]

7 minutes ago, SerbiX8 said:

So the main feature of params command is that I don't have to define each argument in call command for the function to work, right?

Why?

private _name = _this select 0;

private _type = _this select 1;

...

Some:

params ["_name", "_type", ...];

And this works fine with call and other

[AZCoder 921]

It's easier and cleaner to look use. The params hasn't been around all that long, maybe last 2 years? It's a welcome addition to the command library.

[SerbiX8 3]

9 minutes ago, Smitt14ua said:

Why?

private _name = _this select 0;

private _type = _this select 1;

...

Some:

params ["_name", "_type", ...];

And this works fine with call and other

 

18 minutes ago, SerbiX8 said:

So the main feature of params command is that I don't have to define each argument in call command for the function to work, right?

 

It is my understanding from what Old Man said:

34 minutes ago, Grumpy Old Man said:

TAG_fnc_function = { params [["_test","Parameter missing"]]; hintsilent _test; }; ["Hello"] call TAG_fnc_function//prints "Hello" call TAG_fnc_function//prints "Parameter missing" //to do the same without params you need to do this: TAG_fnc_function = { private ["_test"]; _test = if (isNil {_this select 0}) then {"Parameter missing"} else {_this select 0}; hintsilent _test; };

[Smitt14ua 1]

If u about missing arguments, better use params and way of defines that Old Man said

[SerbiX8 3]

2 minutes ago, Smitt14ua said:

If u about missing arguments, better use params and way of defines that Old Man said

 

Yep, that's what I was talking about.