Arrays Within Arrays?

07-14-2009, 01:09 PM

Hello and thank-you for opening this thread.

I was wondering if it were possible to have say 10 or so arrays per index for another array if that makes any sense.

E.G.

I have 81 different Island on my map each having it's own:

- Lumber productivity
- Fish productivity (Higher increase income gain.)
- X Target for colonizing new island
- Y Target for colonizing new island

(Well what I'm kinda trying to do is like making a mini database for each island I guess :S.)

The way I'm trying this is not working at all.

So far I've managed to replicate the setting of Coordinates from each 'Town Hall' but once i've colonized another Island I am unable to get the new Town Hall to select and colonize according to it's displayed Coordinates (Using coordinates from first Town Hall.)

(What I'm trying to do is replicate the map Space Command but make it my own, with battleships and such also it will be more exciting as it can actually be won?)

I've attached the Space Command map to give you all an idea of what I'm trying to do.

Once again, thank-you for whomever replies. :)

Attached Files

Space_Command_0.35.2.w3x (2.2 MB)

07-14-2009, 01:56 PM

darkwulfv

An array of structs would actually do just this. Make a new struct in an array for each island, and then in each struct just input the data you need.

Example...ish

JASS:

struct IslandData
  integer LumberProd
  integer FishProd
  real ColonizeX
  real ColonizeY
  
  static method create takes integer lumber, integer fish, real x, real y returns IslandData
  local IslandData dat = IslandData.allocate

  set dat.LumberProd = lumber
  set dat.FishProd = fish
  set dat.ColonizeX = x
  set dat.ColonizeY = y
  
  return dat
  endmethod
endstruct

Then when you want to "make" the island, just do this:

JASS:

function Blah takes nothing returns nothing

 //Stuff
  set ArrayOfIslandStructs[1] = IslandData.Create(whatever, whatever, x, y)
  //Other stuff
endfunction

You'd need a global array of IslandData's for this to work. To access that data:

JASS:

function Bloo takes nothing returns nothing
  local real x
  local real y
  local IslandData dat

  //Stuff to determine which island you're getting data from
  set dat = ArrayOfIslandStructs[1]
  set x = dat.ColonizeX
  set y = dat.ColonizeY
  
  //other stuff

Hope that helps you!

07-14-2009, 02:36 PM	#3
PotatoPeeler	Thank-you Darkwulv for taking the time for helping me. I would also like to thank D3zmodos and Deaod for helping in IRC. +rep for the helpful info Darkwulv (Because you explained it very clearly especially for a novice such as myself.)

07-14-2009, 02:50 PM	#4
darkwulfv	No problem, glad I could help.

07-14-2009, 05:24 PM	#5
darkwulfv	Quick note before I forget, because I made a typo: To create an island, use IslandData.create(number, number, x, y). The one I had before had 'create' as 'Create', which would give you a syntax error. Oops.

07-15-2009, 01:16 AM	#6
PotatoPeeler	Haha that's ok, I fixed that up anyway and local IslandData dat = IslandData.allocate should have been local IslandData dat = IslandData.allocate() Although thank-you for your concern :)