Random Words

ID:160730
 
Jul 28 2008, 2:58 pm
Make 1 random word appear to the person drawing.

Example:
var/list/words = list("Car","Bomb","Gun","Mouse","Dog","Cat")

client/verb
  Draw()
    //Some code to go here that would pock one word from the list above.
    src << "Tell the 'drawer' the word"


How would I do something like that?

I could do something like:
client/verb
  Draw()
    random = rand(1,500)
    if(random == 1)
      word = "Car"
    if(random == 2)
      word = "Bomb"
    if(random == 3)
      word = "Gun"
    if(random == 4)
      word = "Mouse"
    if(random == 5)
      word = "Dog"
    if(random == 6)
      word = "Cat"
    //etc...
    src << "Draw: [word]"


But using a list seems more efficient (If you can do it by lists).
Jul 28 2008, 2:59 pm
Look up either pick() or list indexes.
Jul 29 2008, 7:42 pm
Howey wrote:
Make 1 random word appear to the person drawing.

Example:
> var/list/words = list("Car","Bomb","Gun","Mouse","Dog","Cat")
> 
> client/verb
>   Draw()
>     //Some code to go here that would pock one word from the list above.
>     src << "Tell the 'drawer' the word"
>

How would I do something like that?

I could do something like:
> client/verb
>   Draw()
>     random = rand(1,500)
>     if(random == 1)
>       word = "Car"
>     if(random == 2)
>       word = "Bomb"
>     if(random == 3)
>       word = "Gun"
>     if(random == 4)
>       word = "Mouse"
>     if(random == 5)
>       word = "Dog"
>     if(random == 6)
>       word = "Cat"
>     //etc...
>     src << "Draw: [word]"
>

But using a list seems more efficient (If you can do it by lists).


Holy cow pie... you're making it much more complicated than it needs to be. You already set up a list of words, true? All you need is one (count it, one) line:
pick(words)
and the DM compiler will automatically pick a random entry within that list (be it 5 words to 5 million) and set it to any var, like for instance
var/list/words = list("Car","Bomb") //...
var/DrawThis = pick(words)
src << "Draw \a [Drawthis]"

That is all you need. That's it! Nothing more. Capeesh?
Jul 29 2008, 7:46 pm
In response to Sctjkc01
Sctjkc01 wrote:
Howey wrote:
Make 1 random word appear to the person drawing.

Example:
> > var/list/words = list("Car","Bomb","Gun","Mouse","Dog","Cat")
> > 
> > client/verb
> >   Draw()
> >     //Some code to go here that would pock one word from the list above.
> >     src << "Tell the 'drawer' the word"
> >

How would I do something like that?

I could do something like:
> > client/verb
> >   Draw()
> >     random = rand(1,500)
> >     if(random == 1)
> >       word = "Car"
> >     if(random == 2)
> >       word = "Bomb"
> >     if(random == 3)
> >       word = "Gun"
> >     if(random == 4)
> >       word = "Mouse"
> >     if(random == 5)
> >       word = "Dog"
> >     if(random == 6)
> >       word = "Cat"
> >     //etc...
> >     src << "Draw: [word]"
> >

But using a list seems more efficient (If you can do it by lists).


Holy cow pie... you're making it much more complicated than it needs to be. You already set up a list of words, true? All you need is one (count it, one) line:
pick(words)
and the DM compiler will automatically pick a random entry within that list (be it 5 words to 5 million) and set it to any var, like for instance
var/list/words = list("Car","Bomb") //...
> var/DrawThis = pick(words)
> src << "Draw \a [Drawthis]"

That is all you need. That's it! Nothing more. Capeesh?


Thanks, but I already has this figured out when PIF replied. Appreciate you trying to help me out though.