[humbugtheman]

You shouldn't do this as it's pointless and ugly, but I put this together because I was interested in the idea. The Name function can be used to set or get a string, depending on what parameter you pass to it.

PHP Code:

// string 'type'
#define LENGTH 255
#define BUFFER "a_string_nobody_would_ever_use"

char g_Name[LENGTH];

public void OnPluginStart(){
    
    // We set g_Name with the Name function
    Name("Hello world!");
    
    // We get g_Name with the Name function
    char NameBuffer[LENGTH] = BUFFER;
    Name(NameBuffer);
    
}

void Name(char[] Name){
    
    // 'get'
    if (IsBuffer(Name)){
        strcopy(Name, LENGTH, g_Name);
    
    // 'set'
    } else {
        strcopy(g_Name, LENGTH, Name);
    }
}

bool IsBuffer(const char[] s){
    return StrEqual(s, BUFFER);
} 


[h3bus]

Well done, you made me puke!

[Farbror Godis]

That's the worst piece of code on this forums

[humbugtheman]

Where do I collect my award?

[Chdata]

The thing you set to name is hardcoded...

[humbugtheman]

Correct! It is temporarily set to a hardcoded value before being overriden by the Name function. I did warn you: "terrible idea". Just a little 'what if' concept that shouldn't actually be used.

[Mitchell]

Why not just use a blank string

[humbugtheman]

Because you might want to set the string to a blank string.

[KissLick]

Why not pass string max length as always (default value = 0) and in the function check:

if the length is > 0 - Get
if the length is <= 0 - Set

PHP Code:

SetGetFunction(String:myString[], stringMaxLength = 0)
{
    if (stringMaxLength > 0) { // get
        strcopy(myString, stringMaxLength, SomeStringTakenFromSomewhere);
    } else { // set
        strcopy(SomeStringTakenFromSomewhere, sizeof(SomeStringTakenFromSomewhere), myString);
    }
} 


P.S.: If you totally want to do this sh*t...

[humbugtheman]

Yeah that would be slightly less insane.