Executing different dialog based on variable.

[Arcanius]

Back with another question...

I'm wondering how to execute a different dialog the second time around, I thought that using a variable would be the best idea, so I have
"
9 function hGuard_Talk()
10 if (myCounter1 == 0)
11 {
12     dGuard.Start();
13 }
14 if (myCounter1 >= 1)
15 {
16     dGuardc.Start();
"
When i try to run the game, it tells me

Failed to save room room18.crm; details below
room18.asc(9): Error (line 9): Expected '{'

If i put brackets on line 9 it says "Unexpected "{""
if I put the "if (mycounter1 == 0) in brackets, it says that mycounter1 is an undefined symbol

EDIT: Never Mind, resolved that problem, by doing

"function hGuard_Talk()
{if (myCounter1 == 0)

    dGuard.Start();
   
    if (myCounter1 >= 1)

dGuardc.Start();
}"

[ThreeOhFour]

Have a look at the Game.do_once_only function

It makes these situations a lot simpler if you only want to execute the first dialog once!

[Trent R]

Not to mention that your problem occurred due to strange tabbing and dirty code.

I don't want to sound vain, but I (and many other AGSers and scripters) would write your code like so:

Code: ags

function hGuard_Talk() {
  if (myCounter1 == 0) {
    dGuard.Start();
  }
  else if (myCounter1 >= 1) {
    dGuardc.Start();
  }
}

OR

Code: ags

function hGuard_Talk() 
{
  if (myCounter1 == 0) 
  {
    dGuard.Start();
  }
  else if (myCounter1 >= 1) 
  {
    dGuardc.Start();
  }
}

OR

Code: ags

function hGuard_Talk() 
{
  if (myCounter1 == 0)   dGuard.Start();
  else if (myCounter1 >= 1)   dGuardc.Start();
}

So that you can clearly see the beginning and end of each function, if, while, etc. Related: You can press Ctrl-B when next to a bracket or parenthesis, and it will highlight its pair.



~Trent

[ThreeOhFour]

Hehe yeah, that's good advice. Having your brackets and parenthesis is not being vain, it is making life easier for yourself when you're digging through a script to try and find bugs!

Trent, I didn't know about the Ctrl + B function, that's cool, thanks for sharing