Why is my array acting like this?

[Dko]

Hiya could someone help me with this? I have a array that is looped thru using array.shift to see which item first thru last is in each space. Then I have a if state ment that checks weather what was returned wasn't nil or "" But some how when I get to thru every item in the array the if statement still lets me thru. But if I print the value of the array there is nothing there nor does it come up nil. Here is what my code looks like to give an idea.

str_temp = @attacks_str.shift
        if @attacks_str != nil or @attacks_str != ""
          #medium Strength hit
          if str_temp == 1    
            actor_attack_effect($ATTACK, 2)
          end
          #Strong Stength hit
          if str_temp == 2  
            actor_attack_effect($ATTACK_HIGH, 4)
          end
          #Weak Stength hit
          if str_temp == 3
            actor_attack_effect($ATTACK_WEAK, 6)
          end
        end

EDIT: I guess a better explination of what I need help with is that I don't want to have the if statement at the top be true once ive shifted every element in the array.

 

[Zeriab]

'str_temp = @attacks_str.shift' actually removes the element it returns
If you don't push them back into the array with '@attacks_str.push(str_temp)' or something similar you will eventually remove all elements from the array.

 

[Dko]

Thats actually what I want. Because a different number of elements can be put into the array each time

 

[Zeriab]

Try replacing @attacks_str != "" with @attacks_str.size != 0

 

[Dko]

EDIT: Ok I fixed it. It was a problem with a If statement earlier in my code that didn't have a proper end statement

Topic solved