[KiLLeR.]

Is this the correct way to make a string for each client. Sorry, if the question sound a little stupid

PHP Code:

new btime[33][64], breason[33][64];

public client_putinserver(id)
{
    formatex(btime[id], charsmax(btime[]), "1440");
    formatex(breason[id], charsmax(breason[]), "hack");
} 


[klippy]

That looks okay. What exactly are you trying to accomplish?

[KiLLeR.]

I made a custom ban menu, where the admins can change the time and reason from the options, but I need to set a something by default. By the way, thanks for the reply.

Sorry for my English!

[Bugsy]

formatex() should only be used when you are actually FORMATTING the string. In your example, you are only copying a string to a string variable so you should use copy() instead.

copy() takes the same parameters and in the same order as formatex():

PHP Code:

new btime[33][64], breason[33][64];

public client_putinserver(id)
{
    copy(btime[id], charsmax(btime[]), "1440");
    copy(breason[id], charsmax(breason[]), "hack");
}  

//This is an example of when formatex() should be used:
public client_putinserver(id)
{
    formatex(btime[id], charsmax(btime[]), "hello %s it is %d oclock" , "bugsy" , 10 );
    formatex(breason[id], charsmax(breason[]), "hack %s" , "stuff" );
} 


[siriusmd99]

hahaha. lol. why u are setting the same strung for all players, just make a cvar for default time and reason and then set task for cvar parse or use get_pcvar_string on ban and done.

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by siriusmd99 hahaha. lol. why u are setting the same strung for all players, just make a cvar for default time and reason and then set task for cvar parse or use get_pcvar_string on ban and done.

"hahaha" "lol" ? What is so funny about his question?

I don't think someone can tell exactly what he is doing based on what he posted. Many times people post snippets like that when they are trying to figure something out.

[siriusmd99]

Originally Posted by Bugsy "hahaha" "lol" ? What is so funny about his question? I don't think someone can tell exactly what he is doing based on what he posted. Many times people post snippets like that when they are trying to figure something out.

That's why I laughed , I tried to make him pay attention to what he said maybe he is trying to do something else, but there is no sense to add the same string to every player. He can add 2 string constants at the top of the plugin or cvars.

By the way, can you look on my recent topic I have also a funny question? I can't solve it, thanks.

[Bugsy]

I don't get it, but ok.

[KiLLeR.]

Originally Posted by Bugsy formatex() should only be used when you are actually FORMATTING the string. In your example, you are only copying a string to a string variable so you should use copy() instead. copy() takes the same parameters and in the same order as formatex(): PHP Code: new btime[33][64], breason[33][64]; public client_putinserver(id) {     copy(btime[id], charsmax(btime[]), "1440");     copy(breason[id], charsmax(breason[]), "hack"); }   //This is an example of when formatex() should be used: public client_putinserver(id) {     formatex(btime[id], charsmax(btime[]), "hello %s it is %d oclock" , "bugsy" , 10 );     formatex(breason[id], charsmax(breason[]), "hack %s" , "stuff" ); }

Thanks for your correction. That's the right thing that I wanted to hear. It crossed my mind to use 'copy(...)', just I wasn't sure and decided to ask. The thing what I trying to do is already done and works.

P.S. @siriusmd99: The btime holds a time for bans, where each admin can change it as he decide. So if I use CVARs, if one admin change the time, it will be changed for all admins. Same for breason!

[siriusmd99]

aha, i thought it was bantime for players.my wrong, sorry.