[Chaosxk]

In one of my plugins i spawn multiple item_ammopack_small that have a gift box model.
When the plugin is unloaded, the gift boxes are removed with this code.

PHP Code:

public OnPluginEnd() {
    new ent = -1;
    while((ent = FindEntityByClassname(ent, "item_ammopack_small")) != -1) {
        if(IsValidEntity(ent)) {
            decl String:name[MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
            GetEntPropString(ent, Prop_Data, "m_iName", name, sizeof(name));
            if(StrEqual(name, "giftbox%tak")) {
                AcceptEntityInput(ent, "kill");
            }
        }
    }
} 


Is there another way to remove the entities without the use of setting/getting a name?

[thetwistedpanda]

Throw all the entities you create into an adt array and then just iterate it when you want to remove them.

[Powerlord]

Originally Posted by thetwistedpanda Throw all the entities you create into an adt array and then just iterate it when you want to remove them.

An adt_array of ent references (using EntIndexToEntRef), that is, so you can use EntRefToEntIndex later if those entities still exist.

[Chaosxk]

I have never done anything with adt_arrays, so i don't actually know if i set this up right.
Also, i have a timer that eventually kills off the entity after a few seconds, do i need to remove it off the adt_array handle?

Here is what i got so far.

PHP Code:

new Handle:arrayCell;

public OnPluginStart() {
    arrayCell = CreateArray(32);
}

public OnPluginEnd() {
    for(new i = 0; i < GetArraySize(arrayCell); i++) {
        new ent = EntRefToEntIndex(GetArrayCell(arrayCell, i));
        AcceptEntityInput(ent, "kill");
    }
}

CreateGift() {
    new ent = CreateEntityByName("item_ammopack_small");
    if(IsValidEntity(ent)) {
        CreateTimer(30.0, KillEntity, EntIndexToEntRef(ent));
        PushArrayCell(arrayCell, EntIndexToEntRef(ent));
    }
}

public Action:StartTouchTimer(Handle:timer, any:entref) {
    new ent = EntRefToEntIndex(entref);
    if(IsValidEntity(ent)) {
        AcceptEntityInput(ent, "kill");
        //do i need to remove ent from the adt_array when it is killed off with timer?
    }
} 


[Powerlord]

Originally Posted by Chaosxk I have never done anything with adt_arrays, so i don't actually know if i set this up right. Also, i have a timer that eventually kills off the entity after a few seconds, do i need to remove it off the adt_array handle? Here is what i got so far. PHP Code: new Handle:arrayCell; public OnPluginStart() {     arrayCell = CreateArray(32); } public OnPluginEnd() {     for(new i = 0; i < GetArraySize(arrayCell); i++) {         new ent = EntRefToEntIndex(GetArrayCell(arrayCell, i));         AcceptEntityInput(ent, "kill");     } } CreateGift() {     new ent = CreateEntityByName("item_ammopack_small");     if(IsValidEntity(ent)) {         CreateTimer(30.0, KillEntity, EntIndexToEntRef(ent));         PushArrayCell(arrayCell, EntIndexToEntRef(ent));     } } public Action:StartTouchTimer(Handle:timer, any:entref) {     new ent = EntRefToEntIndex(entref);     if(IsValidEntity(ent)) {         AcceptEntityInput(ent, "kill");         //do i need to remove ent from the adt_array when it is killed off with timer?     } }

For CreateArray, don't specify a blocksize unless it's an array of strings.

[thetwistedpanda]

Unless you need a 2-dimensional dynamic array.

[Chaosxk]

Okay, thanks for the help guys.