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How can I create perfectly a menu who uses fast for server?
Should I use "formatex" ? and also how should "menu_handler" be like?
Thanks for helping.

Re: Creating Menu

Which one is the best for server?

PHP Code:


		
			
    //First One
    new menu = menu_create("CTMenu", "ctmenu_handler");

    menu_additem(menu, "", "1");
    menu_additem(menu, "", "1");
    menu_additem(menu, "", "1");

    /** *************************** */

    //Second One
    static Menu[64];
    formatex(Menu, charsmax(Menu), "CTMenu");
    new menu = menu_create(Menu, "ctmenu_handler");

    formatex(Menu, charsmax(Menu), "");
    menu_additem(Menu, "1");

    formatex(Menu, charsmax(Menu), "");
    menu_additem(Menu, "2");

    formatex(Menu, charsmax(Menu), "");
    menu_additem(Menu, "3");
}

public ctmenu_handler(id, menu, item)
{

    //First One
    static data[6], name[32], access, callback;
    menu_item_getinfo(menu, item, access, data, charsmax(data), name, charsmax(name), callback);
    switch(str_to_num(data))
    {
        
        
        
    /** *************************** */

    //Second One
    switch(item)
    {

And also +++;

Which one is the best to use? (FAST)

PHP Code:


		
			
    new players[32], inum;
    static Uid;
    get_players(players, inum, "ae", "CT");
    for(new i = 0; i < inum; i++) {
        //do something;
    }
    
    /**************************************/
    
    #include <reapi>

    for(new i = 1; i <= MAX_CLIENTS; i++) {
        //dosomething;
    }

Re: Creating Menu

1. Since only two menu exists in amxx, it will depend on what you want to do, but I think no one of both cause lag in server.

2. You only should use formatex if you want to set multilingual support or one variable as an string.

Code:

new szBuffer[32];
new iNumber = 100;

formatex(szBuffer, charsmax(szBuffer), "new iNumber = %d", iNumber);
menu_additem(hMenu, szBuffer, ...);

formatex(szBuffer, charsmax(szBuffer), "%L", pPlayer, "MENU_INUMBER", iNumber);
menu_additem(hMenu, szBuffer, ...);

Code:

[en]

MENU_INUMBER = new iNumber = %d

3. menu_handler will be like:

Code:

new hMenu = menu_create("Title", "menuHandle");

...

// pPlayer = player index
// hMenu = menu index
// iItem = selected item index
public menuHandle(pPlayer, hMenu, iItem)
{
    
}

4. Loop through players should be like this

Code:

const MAXPLAYERS = 32;

...

new stPlayers[MAXPLAYERS], iPlayersCount, pPlayer;

get_players(stPlayers, iPlayersCount, "ae", "CT");

for (new i = 0; i < iPlayersCount; i++)
{
    pPlayer = stPlayers[i];

    // Do something with pPlayer.
}

More info about newmenus: https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=46364

Re: Creating Menu

Consider creating static menus.

Re: Creating Menu

Quote:

Originally Posted by PurposeLessx (Post 2594628)

How can I create perfectly a menu who uses fast for server?
Should I use "formatex" ? and also how should "menu_handler" be like?
Thanks for helping.

Use the simplest version of the menu system which is in the tutorial here.

Use format() when you need to format a string. formatex() is an optimization for when the output variable is not also used as an input.

Always use get_players() when you need to loop through players.