Need some list help

ID:178391
 
May 20 2002, 7:06 am
 
proc/powerupgen()
    var/obj/powerup/T = pick(typesof(/obj/powerup - /obj/powerup))
    new T(pick(locations1))
    world << "Debug : a [T] has been made!"


This is producing:

runtime error: type mismatch
proc name: powerupgen (/proc/powerupgen)
  source file: powerups.dm,32
  usr: Sariat (/mob/spectator)
  src: null
  call stack:
powerupgen()
Sariat (/mob/spectator): test()

Line 32 is the var/obj/powerup/T line. And I am calling the proc from a test verb.

Thanks for reading!

-ST
May 20 2002, 7:25 am
Sariat wrote:
> proc/powerupgen()
>   var/obj/powerup/T = pick(typesof(/obj/powerup - /obj/powerup))
>


I have not used typesof() much. However, I believe it returns a list. The purpose of the subtraction is to remove the base type from that list. Should the subtraction be done outside of the typesof() argument rather than as input?
May 20 2002, 9:08 am
In response to ACWraith
Acwraith I believe you are correct
var/blahtype/blah = pick(typesof(blahtype)- blahtype)
May 20 2002, 11:27 am
In response to Exadv1
Something like this may work.


var/list/L = newlist()
L.Add(typesof(/obj/powerup))
L.Remove(/obj/powerup)
var/hahah = input("") in L

and so on..
May 20 2002, 11:30 am
In response to Super16
Nah, Exadv1 had already helped me, I misplaced a ")". Thanks anyways!