Array of strings issue.

[ceribik]

Firstly, I'd like to say that sourcepawn is a crap language.


As for my question:

How can I fix my code? I'm receiving the following errors:

new String:levelMaps[100][40];

inSomeFunc()
{
// array sizes do not match, or are too small
levelMaps[count] = mapName;

// array must be indexed.
if (levelMaps[i] == currentMap)


}
Thanks

[ceribik]

I think I've solved the first issue. Is this the best way to do it?

strcopy(levelMaps[count], sizeof(levelMaps[]), mapName);

edit: and the second issue too:

strcmp(levelMaps[i], currentMap, false)

[Powerlord]

SourcePawn definitely shows its C roots when dealing with strings.

Anyway, strcopy for assigning values to a string is correct. You may want to use StrEquals instead of strcmp since StrEquals returns a bool. However, it's likely that StrEquals just calls strcmp internally anyway.

[McFlurry]

Yup StrEqual is just strcmp with a != -1 attached to the return.

[Powerlord]

Yup StrEqual is just strcmp with a != -1 attached to the return.
Should I even point out how that can't possible be correct? :P

I'm pretty sure you meant to say "StrEqual is just strcmp with a == 0 attached to the return" since -1 is only returned if the second argument is before the first alphabetically; 1 is returned if the second argument is after the first alphabetically.

[McFlurry]

Oh nevermind, I don't know where I got that idea anymore. :P

[ceribik]

SourcePawn definitely shows its C roots when dealing with strings.
Yeah I noticed. It would have been better if it was more based on C++ with proper data types and strings.

You may want to use StrEquals instead of strcmp since StrEquals returns a bool. However, it's likely that StrEquals just calls strcmp internally anyway.
Thanks! Will use that instead.

[rhelgeby]

Check out the Pawn Language Guide (compuphase.com/pawn/Pawn_Language_Guide.pdf). It explains pretty much anything about the language, stuff that's not covered in the forum or wiki pages.

[ceribik]

Check out the Pawn Language Guide (http://compuphase.com/pawn/Pawn_Language_Guide.pdf). It explains pretty much anything about the language, stuff that's not covered in the forum or wiki pages.

Thanks, it looks fairly comprehensive.