define an array dependent on a fixed value?

[spook1]

I am not sure if I am asking for dynamic array..

In my game I calculate currents between conenction points, using a matrix approach. Now I want to:

Code: ags

#define NUMCONNECTIONS 8

function MAX_WIRES(){
	int i;
	int maxwires_loc=1;
	while (i<NUMCONNECTIONS ){
		maxwires_loc = maxwires_loc + i;
		return  maxwires_loc;
	}
}


//NumCurrent = MAX_WIRES() - NUMCONNECTIONS + 1;

// Declare an array variable of type Connection

Connection 	Connections[MAX_WIRES()];
int                            current[NumCurrent];

This obviously does not work.

Is there a way to decalre arrays, depending on a defined value?
This way I can create a general roomscript, where I only need to change the number of connections to have all currents calculated. This is not really dynamic is it?

I am curious to read about any suggestions,

martijn

[Khris]

In the current state, MAX_WIRES() returns 1 every time.

But to answer your question:
Either use a dynamic array or simply a very high initial dimension like 10000.
Storing an int eats a few bytes, so storing 10000 eats a few 10k. Most current PCs have at least 50.000 times more RAM than that.