Pick() with procs

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Nov 4 2007, 8:51 am
Is there a way to assign a text string picked out of a list by pick()(all possible are also names of procs) and perform the proc that matches the text chosen?
Nov 4 2007, 9:47 am
I think the only way to do that would be to make an if() statement.
Nov 4 2007, 10:16 am
In response to Kaiochao2536
I'm not looking forward to having to type out a 25 option switch() statement. Are you sure there's no other way?
Nov 4 2007, 11:56 am
You can do call() and probably text2path() the string if it needs to be (I forgot if it can accept just string)
Nov 4 2007, 12:24 pm
In response to Top player
 
var/procedure = pick(/mob/proc/xx,/mob/proc/yy,/mob/proc/zz) // this could actually be pick("xx", "yy", "zz") as well. call will find the procedure with the name entered.
call(src,procedure)()


src would be a mob, of course.
procedure will pick a procedure from the list, and then call (look it up in the reference) will execute the procedure with src as the source object.
Nov 4 2007, 2:20 pm
In response to Keeth
Yeh, I forgot about call().