Calling a function with a random element from an array?

[pinky_popo]

Yeah, sorry, I'm really new to object-oriented programming, and I'm really only familiar with C and perl, so...

Anyway, what I'm trying to do is make an event-based battle initiator that opens a battle with one of a list of possible enemy troupes. I was thinking about designating a group of system variables as this list of potential battles, putting those variables into an array, and then calling the battle control with a random element from that array.

So here's my specific problem: how do I put those system variables in an array? Then how do I pass a random element to the battle initiator function? Actually...how do I pass anything other than a raw system variable (using the pop-up selection screen in the event editor) to that function?

I don't know if this is even the best way to do what I want, but I'd really like to try to keep it in the event editor so that it's easier for non-scriptors to modify it. That, and I sort of hate the way RGSS seems to work, haha

Any help is really appreciated, thanks!!!

 

[arev]

To put a variable into array, first create this array:

@array = []

then type:

@array << variable

To chose a random element go with:

@array[rand(@array.size)]

Hope that's what you were asking ; )

 

[pinky_popo]

OMG perfect, thanks so much!!! I just hope I don't have any more questions about how to make this work, haha, I'm sort of backwards on programming and don't understand syntax sometimes. xP

Edit: actually, here's another array question... Is there a way to send a batch of elements to the array? I.E. when I want to actually populate the array with enemy troops, can I do something like @array << (troop00..troop10)? Haha, this would be so much easier in perl or python! ><

 

[arev]

Yes, you can do it with:

@array.push(troop00, troop01 .. troop10)

edit \/: uh, unless you're a big boobed chick, please don't >_<
Glad I could help : )

 

[pinky_popo]

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