Highest Value

ID:155043
 
Oct 3 2011, 11:45 am
So lets say I have four variables
mob
   var
      a
      b
      c
      d


I'll do something to make the variables increase depending on what the player does. But I want the program to see which variable has the highest value.
mob
   verb
      Highest_Value()
         if(a has highest value)
            //
         else if(b has highest value)
            //
         else if(c has highest value)
            //


and so on.

So basically, find the outlier of the variables, and so something different for each outlier.
Oct 3 2011, 12:06 pm (Edited on Oct 3 2011, 12:24 pm)
 
mob

    var
        a = 2
        b = 5
        c = 10
        d = 1

    verb
        Highest_Value()
            switch(global.getHighestValue(list("a" = src.vars["a"], "b" = src.vars["b"], "c" = src.vars["c"], "d" = src.vars["d"])))

                if("a")
                    world << "a has highest"

                if("b")
                    world << "omg no, b does!"

                if("c")
                    world << "nop. c does"

                if("d")
                    world << "wrong"

proc
    getHighestValue(array[])
        for(var/something in array)
            if( (!.) || (array[something] > array[.]) ) . = something


simpler approach, simpler one is better anyway
i did 1st one with string literals becuz i mistakenly thought that was the format u wanted

mob

    var
        a = 2
        b = 5
        c = 10
        d = 1

    verb
        Highest_Value()

            var
                max = max(src.a, src.b, src.c, src.d) // max() returns the max number

            if(src.a >= max)
                world << "a has highest"

            else if(src.b >= max)
                world << "b has highest"

            else if(src.c >= max)
                world << "c has highest"

            else
                world << "d has highest"
Oct 3 2011, 12:08 pm
In response to Towers
include comments, please? some of it I didn't understand
Oct 3 2011, 12:13 pm
In response to BeignetLover
are u content
Oct 3 2011, 1:12 pm
In response to Towers
?
Oct 7 2011, 12:22 pm
In response to BeignetLover
bump