Comparing two strings

[Linker Split 0]

Ok, let me explain you what i want to achieve:

I want that when my character is near for example a bush, then the engine recognizes it is the bush lks_bush_leaf3_big.p3d and execut the second part of the script.

Now I'm stuck at this simple string identity, cause I want to compare the string lks_bush_leaf3_big.p3d and the one the engine recognizes through the line _r_obj = str "_obj"

if I put the famous trial line hint format ["%1",_r_obj], it works, the hint appears: lks_bush_leaf3_big.p3d

but when coming to the identity, it doesn't work. why?

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">

;my unit

_Character = _this select 0

#START

;find the nearest object in order (passed array which elements are: 0 = player, 1 = nearest object)

_near_obj = nearestObjects [_Character,[],3]

;select the array select 1, so the real object

_obj = _near_obj select 1

:convert the object into a string

_r_obj = str "_obj"

;identity which doesn't work

? _r_obj == "LKS_bush_leaf3_big.p3d" : _Character setDammage 1

~1

goto "START"

[sparky 0]

you say

_r_obj = str "_obj"

look closely and you wwill realise that you are saying arma to convert into a string something that is insde "" that means to convert the string _obj into a string that's why it doesn't work. try it without the ""

_r_obj = str _obj

[Linker Split 0]

yeah, sorry, I'm tired, i forgot to tell you i tried also without quotes.. .anyway, even without quotes, it gives me this hint:

but still it is not working.

This whole thing is bugging me

[Master85 1]

look at the picture  

There is a number in front of the name which you have to cut off.  

[Linker Split 0]

look at the picture

There is a number in front of the name which you have to cut off.

so you think that the engine is passing the whole string with the number and the : instead of the only name?

[Master85 1]

sure (you get a string like the one in the picture)

normally I would use "typeof" but because the bushes and trees (not editor placed) are classless that's not possible.

[Linker Split 0]

sure (you get a string like the one in the picture)

normally I would use "typeof" but because the bushes and trees (not editor placed) are classless that's not possible.

so hmm.... how to cut the numbers down?

do you have any idea?

[Master85 1]

different ideas:

1) use "toArray", find the space (find 32) and rebuild the string by using a loop through the array from (find 32) to (count array)-1 and then toString or

2) toString((toArray (str _obj)) - toArray "0123456789: ")  (or better the unicodes directly) but here all numbers and : and spaces in the name are gone

(perhaps I say nonsense and there is an easier way (which I don't know) to do this )

[Linker Split 0]

different ideas:

1) use "toArray", find the space (find 32) and rebuild the string by using a loop through the array from (find 32) to (count array)-1 and then toString or

2) toString((toArray (str _obj)) - toArray "0123456789: ") (or better the unicodes directly) but here all numbers and : and spaces in the name are gone

(perhaps I say nonsense and there is an easier way (which I don't know) to do this )

Ok m8 downloaded, tomorrow I'll try them and see what can be done

thank you for your attention

Linker Split

[benreeper 0]

Comparing strings is case sensitive. Set them all to upper case before you compare them.

--Ben

[t_d 47]

"==" isnt case sensitive. checking with "in" is.

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">"blabla" == "BlABLa" //is true

"blabla" in ["BlABLa","BLABLA"] //is false

[benreeper 0]

Gotcha. Thanks.

--Ben