Can you set an array from a switch?

[Rexxenexx 0]

Wondering if you can you set an array from a switch?

EX:

_array = switch (param1) do {
case 1: {["Bill",4]};case 2: {["Bob",130]};
};

_name = _array select 0;
_IQ = _array select 1;

I have something similar but it doesn't do anything, it doesn't even throw a script error. I used to have a bunch of switches to get variables just from the param1 selection. Ideas?

[[frl]myke 14]

You're close to it, mate.

private ["_array"];
switch (param1) do {
   case 1: {
       _array = ["Bill",4]
       };
   case 2: {
       _array = ["Bob",130]
   };
};

_name = _array select 0;
_IQ = _array select 1;

OT:

_IQ = 4 ?

ROFLMAO, nice one ;)

[Rexxenexx 0]

Lol.

You won't believe it! It does work that way up top! :P Upon undoing @40 cases -splitting the statements so I can put them back into separate switches- I found out I deleted the end of the switch "};" ...FECES!!! It's working now. Oh man... I think I wasted an hour trying to find out why nothing was happening. :P

[[frl]myke 14]

Thats something i also like on ArmA 2. Although i'm already doin scripts for several years (!) theres something new i learn everyday. I didn't knew it can be done the way you did although when re-reading your code it's so obvious, it almost hurts. :D

Glad you sorted it out and indeed, those brackets can be <insert slang sentence here>.:p

[shuko 45]

Another nice trick with switch case is that you can use it the other way (opposed to how it's usually used).

Common:

switch someVar do {

case 1: {};

case 2: {};

};

You can use it with more flexible conditions like this:

switch true do {

case (your condition here): {};

case (another condition here): {};

};