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[Antixianos]

Hi, I'm new to scripting and I have some quick (or not so quick) questions about the example menus.. I hope I don't annoy anyone.

    //We will need to create some variables so we can loop through all the players
    new players[32], pnum, tempid;
 
    //Some variables to hold information about the players
    new szName[32], szTempid[10];
 
    //Fill players with available players
    get_players(players, pnum);
 
    //Start looping through all players
    for( new i; i<pnum; i++ )
    {
        //Save a tempid so we do not re-index
        tempid = players[i];
 
        //Get the players name and id as strings
        get_user_name(tempid, szName, 31);
        num_to_str(tempid, szTempid, 9);
 
        //Add the item for this player
        menu_additem(menu, szName, szTempid, 0);

1. What info do players, pnum, tempid, szName, and szTempid exactly hold?
2. I'm confused on what the difference is between players and pnum.
3. Why is szTempid array set to 10 of all numbers?
4. What does sz stand for? (I know g is for global, i is for integer AFAIK)

    new data[6], iName[64];
    new access, callback;
    menu_item_getinfo(menu, item, access, data,5, iName, 63, callback);
 
    //Get the id of the player that was selected
    new tempid = str_to_num(data);
 
    //If the player is alive
    if( is_user_alive(tempid) )
        //Set their health to 100
        set_user_health(tempid, 100);

Same questions here.
1. What info do data, iName, access, and callback hold?
2. What does callback exactly do?
3. Why are data and iName set to 6 and 64?

[Exolent[jNr]]

Originally Posted by Antixianos Hi, I'm new to scripting and I have some quick (or not so quick) questions about the example menus.. I hope I don't annoy anyone. //We will need to create some variables so we can loop through all the players new players[32], pnum, tempid; //Some variables to hold information about the players new szName[32], szTempid[10]; //Fill players with available players get_players(players, pnum); //Start looping through all players for( new i; i<pnum; i++ ) { //Save a tempid so we do not re-index tempid = players[i]; //Get the players name and id as strings get_user_name(tempid, szName, 31); num_to_str(tempid, szTempid, 9); //Add the item for this player menu_additem(menu, szName, szTempid, 0); 1. What info do players, pnum, tempid, szName, and szTempid exactly hold? 2. I'm confused on what the difference is between players and pnum. 3. Why is szTempid array set to 10 of all numbers? 4. What does sz stand for? (I know g is for global, i is for integer AFAIK) new data[6], iName[64]; new access, callback; menu_item_getinfo(menu, item, access, data,5, iName, 63, callback); //Get the id of the player that was selected new tempid = str_to_num(data); //If the player is alive if( is_user_alive(tempid) ) //Set their health to 100 set_user_health(tempid, 100); Same questions here. 1. What info do data, iName, access, and callback hold? 2. What does callback exactly do? 3. Why are data and iName set to 6 and 64?

1. players = array of player ids that are in the server
- pnum = total number of players in the array
- tempid = the player id selected from the array
- szName = string containing the selected player's name
- szTempid = string form of the tempid

2. See #1

3. It should be 3 because the max player id is 32 which is 2 digits + 0 terminator.

4. s = string, z = zero terminating

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1. data = the tempid in string form
- iName = the name of the menu item that you chosen
- access = the required admin flags to use that item
- callback = the callback function pointer used in menu_additem()

2. Read up on how callbacks work.

3. data should be set to 3 like in #3 above, and iName is set to 64 to be able to hold all of the menu item string

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I advise you to learn more about scripting and learn to use the funcwiki and how to search before asking more questions.

[ConnorMcLeod]

Also for those players menu, would be better to store userid or steamid as info because player id can be a new player when the callback is executed.
In callback, use find_player with appropriated flag to retrieve player id.

[Exolent[jNr]]

Originally Posted by ConnorMcLeod Also for those players menu, would be better to store userid or steamid as info because player id can be a new player when the callback is executed. In callback, use find_player with appropriated flag to retrieve player id.

I prefer userid just because you don't have to deal with strings except for the menu info.

[ConnorMcLeod]

But both steamid and iteminfo are strings.

[Exolent[jNr]]

You're right, but SteamIDs are not always unique among players in a server such as LAN.

[ConnorMcLeod]

IPs should do the job then, but lot of plugins are steamid only .

[bananaCheater]

i didn´t get anything it´s too hard for me (-.-)
noob(me)

[drekes]

Try learning more basic things first then.