[Psyk0tik]

I've been at this for days now and I can't figure out how to do it.

I'm trying to write a code that randomly chooses a letter/character out of a string, specifically a convar string, but I'm unsure of what function I need to use. Therefore, I resorted to just using GetRandomInt and adding a condition for each function in each case that requires a specific letter/character.

This is what I have so far. The problem with this is that even if the letter/character isn't found within the string, the case will still be chosen without the function being called. As a temporary solution to this problem I simply added a default function to call in case the character for the actual function cannot be found within the string.

PHP Code:

char sOption[32];
g_cvASSSystemOptions.GetString(sOption, sizeof(sOption));
Format(sOption, sizeof(sOption), "%s", sOption);
int iRandom = GetRandomInt(1, 21);
switch (iRandom)
{
    case 1:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "a", false) != -1)
        {
            vSlowSpeedrunners(client, 1);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 2:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "b", false) != -1)
        {
            vDrugSpeedrunners(client, 1);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 3:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "c", false) != -1)
        {
            vBlindSpeedrunners(client, 1);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 4:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "d", false) != -1)
        {
            vShoveSpeedrunners(client, 1);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 5:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "e", false) != -1)
        {
            vShakeSpeedrunners(client, 1);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 6:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "f", false) != -1)
        {
            vFreezeSpeedrunners(client, 1);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 7:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "g", false) != -1)
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 8:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "h", false) != -1)
        {
            vHurtSpeedrunners(client, 1);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 9:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "i", false) != -1)
        {
            vFireSpeedrunners(client, 1);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 10:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "j", false) != -1)
        {
            vPukeSpeedrunners(client);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 11:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "k", false) != -1)
        {
            vChaseSpeedrunners(client);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 12:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "l", false) != -1)
        {
            vExplodeSpeedrunners(client);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 13:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "m", false) != -1)
        {
            vDisarmSpeedrunners(client);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 14:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "n", false) != -1)
        {
            vHealSpeedrunners(client);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 15:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "o", false) != -1)
        {
            vIncapSpeedrunners(client, 1);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 16:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "p", false) != -1)
        {
            vRestartSpeedrunners(client);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 17:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "q", false) != -1)
        {
            vKillSpeedrunners(client);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 18:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "r", false) != -1)
        {
            if (bIsL4D2Game())
            {
                vChargeSpeedrunners(client);
            }

            else
            {
                vChaseSpeedrunners(client);
            }
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 19:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "s", false) != -1)
        {
            if (bIsL4D2Game())
            {
                vAcidSpeedrunners(client, 1);
            }

            else
            {
                vChaseSpeedrunners(client);
            }
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 20:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "t", false) != -1)
        {
            vKickSpeedrunners(client);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }

    case 21:
    {
        if (StrContains(sOption, "u", false) != -1)
        {
            vBanSpeedrunners(client);
        }

        else
        {
            vWarpSpeedrunners(client);
        }
    }
} 


[backwards]

I think this is what you are asking for?

PHP Code:

#include <sourcemod>

public OnPluginStart()
{
    char letters[26] = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\0";
    int iRandom = GetRandomInt(0, 25);
    char random_char = letters[iRandom];
    PrintToServer("char = %c", random_char);
} 


[Psyk0tik]

Originally Posted by 1337norway I think this is what you are asking for? PHP Code: #include <sourcemod> public OnPluginStart() {     char letters[26] = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\0";     int iRandom = GetRandomInt(0, 25);     char random_char = letters[iRandom];     PrintToServer("char = %c", random_char); }

Sort of.

What I'm trying to get is a random character out of a convar string.

For example:

sm_test_convar "asdfghjkl"

Depending on what a user sets the sm_test_convar to, a random character will be chosen from that convar string.

Let's say sm_test_convar is set to "qwerty".

I would want to be able to pick either q, w, e, r, t, or y, and call a function depending on which letter it is.

Edit: I suppose your code could be manipulated via "if" and "else if" conditions.

PHP Code:

char letters[26] = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\0";
if (StrContains(sOption, "a", false) == -1) {
     letters[25] = "bcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\0";
}
...
else if 


[backwards]

You can populate the string in this case the same way as any other string and have the logic still apply.

If you don't know how to extract the contents of a convar string you should really use the api to find these basic functions.
https://sm.alliedmods.net/new-api/

You would just use FindConVar and GetConVarString on that returned variable to with the argument of value being the string you want to populate with the return data.

There's many ways to handle the calling of functions based off of the char comparison check. you can utilize switch or nested if statements depending on whatever you understand better. strcmp || StrEqual || char[0] == 'a'

[8guawong]

Originally Posted by Crasher_3637 I've been at this for days now and I can't figure out how to do it. I'm trying to write a code that randomly chooses a letter/character out of a string, specifically a convar string, but I'm unsure of what function I need to use. Therefore, I resorted to just using GetRandomInt and adding a condition for each function in each case that requires a specific letter/character. This is what I have so far. The problem with this is that even if the letter/character isn't found within the string, the case will still be chosen without the function being called. As a temporary solution to this problem I simply added a default function to call in case the character for the actual function cannot be found within the string. PHP Code: char sOption[32]; g_cvASSSystemOptions.GetString(sOption, sizeof(sOption)); Format(sOption, sizeof(sOption), "%s", sOption); int iRandom = GetRandomInt(1, 21); switch (iRandom) {     case 1:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "a", false) != -1)         {             vSlowSpeedrunners(client, 1);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 2:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "b", false) != -1)         {             vDrugSpeedrunners(client, 1);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 3:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "c", false) != -1)         {             vBlindSpeedrunners(client, 1);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 4:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "d", false) != -1)         {             vShoveSpeedrunners(client, 1);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 5:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "e", false) != -1)         {             vShakeSpeedrunners(client, 1);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 6:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "f", false) != -1)         {             vFreezeSpeedrunners(client, 1);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 7:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "g", false) != -1)         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 8:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "h", false) != -1)         {             vHurtSpeedrunners(client, 1);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 9:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "i", false) != -1)         {             vFireSpeedrunners(client, 1);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 10:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "j", false) != -1)         {             vPukeSpeedrunners(client);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 11:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "k", false) != -1)         {             vChaseSpeedrunners(client);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 12:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "l", false) != -1)         {             vExplodeSpeedrunners(client);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 13:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "m", false) != -1)         {             vDisarmSpeedrunners(client);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 14:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "n", false) != -1)         {             vHealSpeedrunners(client);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 15:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "o", false) != -1)         {             vIncapSpeedrunners(client, 1);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 16:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "p", false) != -1)         {             vRestartSpeedrunners(client);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 17:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "q", false) != -1)         {             vKillSpeedrunners(client);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 18:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "r", false) != -1)         {             if (bIsL4D2Game())             {                 vChargeSpeedrunners(client);             }             else             {                 vChaseSpeedrunners(client);             }         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 19:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "s", false) != -1)         {             if (bIsL4D2Game())             {                 vAcidSpeedrunners(client, 1);             }             else             {                 vChaseSpeedrunners(client);             }         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 20:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "t", false) != -1)         {             vKickSpeedrunners(client);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     }     case 21:     {         if (StrContains(sOption, "u", false) != -1)         {             vBanSpeedrunners(client);         }         else         {             vWarpSpeedrunners(client);         }     } }

your code looks fine
just don't userstand what you want help with?

[hmmmmm]

By selecting a random letter from the string you don't need to check if it contains it (since you got it directly from the string itself)

Would look like this:

PHP Code:

char sOption[32];
g_cvASSSystemOptions.GetString(sOption, sizeof(sOption));
int rand = GetRandomInt(0, strlen(sOption));
char randomChar = sOption[rand];
switch (randomChar)
{
    case 'a':
        vSlowSpeedrunners(client, 1);
    case 'b':
        ...
} 


If what you're trying to avoid is the big switch there isn't really a good way of avoiding that. You could make an array of Function callbacks then index by character to get the one you need but its really not worth it for just 26 characters. Just stick with the switch, it works and isn't that bad.

[Psyk0tik]

Originally Posted by 1337norway You can populate the string in this case the same way as any other string and have the logic still apply. If you don't know how to extract the contents of a convar string you should really use the api to find these basic functions. https://sm.alliedmods.net/new-api/ You would just use FindConVar and GetConVarString on that returned variable to with the argument of value being the string you want to populate with the return data. There's many ways to handle the calling of functions based off of the char comparison check. you can utilize switch or nested if statements depending on whatever you understand better. strcmp || StrEqual || char[0] == 'a'

I actually am using GetConVarString, but with the ConVar methodmap. i.e. ConVar.GetString(buffer, sizeof(buffer))

I'm just trying to see if there's a way to use the content of whatever is in the string and randomly pick a character from it to call on a specific function.

I think this code here would suit my needs:

PHP Code:

char convar_string[27]; // The size limit of the string is actually 26, but we need to add 1 to it for the code to read the entire string.
ConVar.GetString(convar_string, sizeof(convar_string)); // Get the string of the convar value.
int random = GetRandomInt(0, strlen(convar_string) - 1); // Randomly choose a character inside that string.
char letter_set = convar_string[random]; // Use that randomly chosen character.
switch (letter_set)
{
     ...
} 


[Psyk0tik]

Oh derp. I didn't see the new replies until I posted my reply to 1337norway.



Anyway thanks guys!

[8guawong]

Can you switch strings in sm?

[Fyren]

Originally Posted by Crasher_3637 PHP Code: int random = GetRandomInt(0, strlen(convar_string));

This needs to be strlen(convar_string) - 1.

Originally Posted by 8guawong Can you switch strings in sm?

No. Edit: To be clear, switching on a char is fine.