[-Striker-]

Hello,

i have a integer. Now i want to create a new variable (string) like Integer*"#".

For example: Integer = 2 - Result = ##

I now only the way in php, with a for and .=.

Thank you for answers!

[neo_gis]

this should work

PHP Code:

new number = value;

decl String:str[number + 1];

for (new i = 0; i < number; i++)
{
    strcat(str, sizeof(str), "#");
} 


[-Striker-]

I try it when i am at home, thank you!

[Scone]

That's not really a very efficient way. StrCat has to search for the end of the string every time you call it. Also, the new string isn't null terminated (decl doesn't zero the contents of the memory), so it probably won't work at all.

Try this instead:

PHP Code:

decl String:str[number + 1];

for(new i = 0; i < number; i++) str[i] = '#';

str[number] = 0; 


[Monkeys]

Why even bother using decl?
It's highly unlikely he's going to use a number even near the hundreds, so using new barely has any difference rather than being a lot less prone to bug.

[rhelgeby]

There's nothing wrong with decl as long as you do a quick initialization:

PHP Code:

str[0] = 0; 


However, in this case the most optimized solution would be something like this:

PHP Code:

new number = 10;

// Create a uninitialized string.
decl String:str[number + 1];

// Loop through all elements.
for (new i = 0; i <= number; i++)
{
    str[i] = '#';
    
    // Terminate the string if at the end.
    if (i == number)
    {
        str[i] = 0;
    }
} 


EDIT: Apparently that was exactly the same as Scone's solution. I didn't see that one. I did the termination check inside the loop, which is slightly slower.

[-Striker-]

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