[stupok]

I read bits and pieces of the Pawn manual a while ago, but I don't remember seeing anything like this:

register_plugin .author="sawce", .version="1.0", .plugin_name="DC Heal Stacker";

It's strange, because there are also "normal" lines like this:

mp_dcrequirehives=  register_cvar("mp_dcrequirehives","0");

and "mixed" lines like this:

if (equali(.b=MapName, .c=3, .a="co_")==1)

https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=52573

Could someone explain the significance of this style? I might look into the manual later if I'm bored.

[Exolent[jNr]]

I also saw this:

pev HealTarget, pev_origin, Origin;

Even though the one you pointed out was even stranger, the code is still difficult to read.

[joaquimandrade]

Originally Posted by stupok I read bits and pieces of the Pawn manual a while ago, but I don't remember seeing anything like this: Code: register_plugin .author="sawce", .version="1.0", .plugin_name="DC Heal Stacker";

That's documented. He's calling functions not using (). The other part is to pass the arguments by their names. That makes their meaning easily understandable and if i recall correctly makes you able to pass them not in the function header pre-defined order.

Pawn is flexible in that key area: calling functions. pawn supports default values for any of the arguments of a function (not just the last), callby- reference as well as call-by-value, and “named” as well as “positional” function arguments.

[stupok]

so, are parenthesis required for use with =, ==, etc operators?

[joaquimandrade]

Originally Posted by stupok so, are parenthesis required for use with =, ==, etc operators?

Parenthesis are not required. You just need them to ignore the precedence rules.

You can say x = 3 * 4 + 2 but x won't be 18 unless you make it x = 3 * (4+2)

[stupok]

I'm talking about this:

PHP Code:

if ( equali .b=MapName, .c=3, .a="co_" == 1 )

or

if ( 1 == equali .b=MapName, .c=3, .a="co_" ) 


[joaquimandrade]

Originally Posted by stupok I'm talking about this: PHP Code: if ( equali .b=MapName, .c=3, .a="co_" == 1 ) or if ( 1 == equali .b=MapName, .c=3, .a="co_" )

Stupok, i've tested and you need to use function parenthesis when you are getting the returned value. So this is valid:

equali .a="a" , .b="b" , .c=1

This don't:

new x = equali .a ="a" , .b="b", .c=1

Same as for your if. So you need to make it:

if ( 1 == equali(.b=MapName, .c=3, .a="co_") )