Maptext help, how to make two different maptexts

ID:2246458
 
May 13 2017, 8:50 am
(See the best response by FKI.)
Code:
=====================================VAR===============================================================================
mob/var
    showrank=0

//=====================================VERBS VIP===============================================================================
mob/Vip/verb
    ShowRank()
        set category = "Vip"
        set name = "Show Rank"
        if(!usr.showrank)
            usr.showrank=1
            usr.maptext="<font face=tahoma size='1'><b><center>[usr.rank]"
            usr.maptext_y=-30
            usr.maptext_x=-64
            usr.maptext_width=160
        else
            usr.showrank=0
            usr.maptext=""


//=====================================VAR===============================================================================
mob/var
    showname=0

//=====================================VERBS VIP===============================================================================
mob/Vip/verb
    ShowName()
        set category = "Vip"
        set name = "Show name"
        if(!usr.showname)
            usr.showname=1
            usr.maptext="<font face=tahoma size='1'><b><center>[usr.name]"
            usr.maptext_y=30
            usr.maptext_x=-64
            usr.maptext_width=160
        else
            usr.showname=0
            usr.maptext=""


Problem description:
I want two commands, one to show the player's nickname and the other one to show the player's rank, but i don't know how to get two maptexts, as the var is the same in both of them they'll overwrite each other, how do i make other var for maptexting?
May 13 2017, 9:56 am
Best response
Since there is only a single maptext var per atom instance, you are going to have to create an additional object(s) and "attach" them to the target atom.

For example:
#define SHOW_NAME 1
#define SHOW_RANK 2

mob
    var
        show_flags = SHOW_NAME // show the player's name by default

        tmp/image/maptext_rank

    verb/show_rank()
        if(!(show_flags & SHOW_RANK))
            // toggle 'show rank' on
            show_flags |= SHOW_RANK
            // unshow the 'rank' maptext
            overlays -= maptext_rank
            // allow the maptext object to be garbage collected
            maptext_rank = null
        else
            // toggle 'show rank' off
            show_flags &= ~SHOW_RANK
            maptext_rank = image(layer = FLOAT_LAYER)
            // NOTE: make sure the x/y values of these do not overlap the 'name' maptext
            maptext_rank.maptext = "pimp"
            maptext_rank.maptext_x = x_pos
            maptext_rank.maptext_y = y_pos
            maptext_rank.maptext_width = 160
            // show the 'rank' maptext
            overlays += maptext_rank

    verb/show_name()
        // ...


Another option would be to generate the maptext var based on what should be written to it at run-time. For example, if both the player's name and rank should be shown, then add the player's name and append the rank to the maptext var. At least this method would allow you to continue to use the maptext var alone and not need to create an image or otherwise.
May 13 2017, 11:17 am
Thank youu, i'm going with the second option, there will be two vars if both are 1 it'll show "name
rank", two commands one var xD