If this has already been covered, ignore this post.
JASS:
function String2Int takes string s returns integer
return s
return 0
endfunction
Can be used to find the "string slot" of the given string. If the string doesn't exist it will be created and the slot will be returned.
alternatively:
JASS:
function Int2String takes integer i returns string
return i
return ""
endfunction
will return the string at the certain "string slot". These include the map name which can be compared to detect unofficial mods.
These can also be used to attach integers to strings by using arrays. ie:
JASS:
globals
integer array somearray
endglobals
function String2Int takes string s returns integer
return s
return 0
endfunction
function storeStringInt takes string s, integer i returns nothing
set somearray[String2Int(s)]=i
endfunction
function getStringInt takes string s, returns integer
return somearray[String2Int(s)]
endfunction
of course you would have to worry about string leaks from outside sources (player messages included) but if the strings are stored at map init, chances are it shouldn't be a problem.
It could be a faster alternative to Game-Cache, except it would require many integer arrays in case of string over-flow and that Structs are more efficient (but don't offer the spontaneous values that game-cache provided; which sometimes is a bad thing but it all depends on the map).
