[hlstriker]

I need to use GetEntDataString() to read strings from a string_t array variable. The problem is it's not returning the string value. I'm assuming it's returning a pointer instead? Does anyone know how to help me with this?

Here is information on the entity I am working with (game_player_equip):

#define MAX_EQUIP		32

class CGamePlayerEquip : public CRulePointEntity
{
	DECLARE_DATADESC();

public:
	DECLARE_CLASS( CGamePlayerEquip, CRulePointEntity );

	bool		KeyValue( const char *szKeyName, const char *szValue );
	void		Touch( CBaseEntity *pOther );
	void		Use( CBaseEntity *pActivator, CBaseEntity *pCaller, USE_TYPE useType, float value );

	inline bool	UseOnly( void ) { return (m_spawnflags & SF_PLAYEREQUIP_USEONLY) ? true : false; }

private:

	void		EquipPlayer( CBaseEntity *pPlayer );

	string_t	m_weaponNames[MAX_EQUIP];
	int			m_weaponCount[MAX_EQUIP];
};

LINK_ENTITY_TO_CLASS( game_player_equip, CGamePlayerEquip );

//---------------------------------------------------------
// Save/Restore
//---------------------------------------------------------
BEGIN_DATADESC( CGamePlayerEquip )
	DEFINE_AUTO_ARRAY( m_weaponNames,		FIELD_STRING ),
	DEFINE_AUTO_ARRAY( m_weaponCount,		FIELD_INTEGER ),
END_DATADESC()

Here is the datamap dump for the variable I'm working with:

- m_weaponNames (Save)(128 Bytes)

Here is the code I'm using to try and print all the strings from the m_weaponNames variable.

ReadGamePlayerEquip(iEnt)
{
	decl String:szBuffer[128];
	new iWeaponNamesOffset = FindDataMapOffs(iEnt, "m_weaponNames");
	
	for(new i=0; i<MAX_EQUIP; i++)
	{
		GetEntDataString(iEnt, iWeaponNamesOffset + (i * 4), szBuffer, sizeof(szBuffer));
		PrintToServer(szBuffer);
	}
}

[Prof. Orribilus]

Have you figured out something in the while?

[asherkin]

Originally Posted by Prof. Orribilus Have you figured out something in the while?

Current snapshots natively support reading string_t props (and in the 3 years since this thread was posted, GetEntPropString supports array props directly).

[Prof. Orribilus]

Thank you. You are always replying me