Using Arrays

[Lazarus]

Hi I got this function that I want to turn into arrays, but don't know how.

Code: ags

int transparent2, fadespeed2, fadecounter2, fadelimit2, fadeout = 0; // Fade Out

//----------------------------------------------------------------
Object *fadeobj2; // Fade Out
//----------------------------------------------------------------

function FadeObjectOut (Object *objectpoint,int value,int speed) {
Ã,  if (fadeout) return 1; //aborts if fadeout is currently being executed
Ã,  fadeobj2 = objectpoint;
Ã,  transparent2 = fadeobj2.Transparency;
Ã,  fadeout = 1;
Ã,  fadespeed2 = speed;
Ã,  fadecounter2 = speed;
Ã,  fadelimit2 = value;
} // function end

//----------------------------------------------------------------
function repeatedly_execute_always() {

// fade object out
Ã,  if (fadeout) {
Ã,  Ã, if (transparent2 < fadelimit2) {
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  fadecounter2 --;
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  if (fadecounter2 < 0) {
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  fadecounter2 = fadespeed2;
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  transparent2 ++;
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  fadeobj2.Transparency = transparent2;
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  }
Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  } else fadeout = 0;
Ã,  Ã,  }
//----------------------------------------------------------------

//----------------------------------------------------------------

function on_event (EventType event, int data) {
Ã,  if (event == eEventLeaveRoom && fadeout) {
Ã,  fadeout = 0;Ã,  //reset, so won't crash in next room
Ã,  fadeobj2.Transparency = 0;
Ã,  }

//----------------------------------------------------------------

} // function on_event end

I can set the first bit:

Code: ags

int transparent2[10], fadespeed2[10], fadecounter2[10], fadelimit2[10], fadeout = 0; // Fade Out
//----------------------------------------------------------------

Object *fadeobj2[10]; // Fade Out
//----------------------------------------------------------------

But how do you assign each array element, so when a figure is added it fills the first array, but when a second is added it then fills the second element and so on?

any ideas would be grateful

[SSH]

I recommend having fadeout as an array, too. Then, when you run FadeObjectOut:

Code: ags

int i=0;
while (i<10 && fadeout[i]) {
  i++;
}
if (i==10) Display("Error, reached max number of fading objects!");
// your existing code in here, with lots of "[i]" added...

and in rep_ex:

Code: ags

int i=0;
while (i<10) {
  if (fadeout[i]) {
     // your existing code in here, with lots of "[i]" added...
  }
  i++;
}

[Ashen]

I've put a module together, which also includes a FadeIn function - Lazarus has said (via PM) that it basically works OK. It needs a bit of tweaking, for example an error message like SSH has would probably be useful.