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gdogg2k
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Posted: 8th Dec 2004 00:33
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Hi,

Is it a good idea to use Linked lists for things like storing enemy info in a little RTS? or would it be better to use a standard array?

If linked lists i dont suppose someone has a little code that creates a list adds nodes and can traverse and delete nodes, i can make a linked list but not the deleting and travering

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Posted: 8th Dec 2004 02:38
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Probably - got some source code for my doubly-linked list DLL here.

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IanM
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Posted: 8th Dec 2004 02:44
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Who can tell?

Unless you can tell us what you need to do with the objects you want to store, we can't really suggest a best match.

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gdogg2k
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Well its jus a mini RTS as a test project. So the more houses the player/AI unit builds the bigger the population, coz i didnt really want to set a limit on the anount of units each player can have i wanted to know if linked lists would be viable, also i thought it may be easier to maintain than an array??

source for double linked list may be a good thing to look at?

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Posted: 8th Dec 2004 03:05 Edited at: 8th Dec 2004 03:05
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The main file

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gdogg2k
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Posted: 8th Dec 2004 03:11
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Thanks TGC
Same offer go3es out to you as i made to dave, if ure in Cornwall beers on me

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The whole thing : #include <list>

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gdogg2k
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Posted: 8th Dec 2004 03:13 Edited at: 8th Dec 2004 03:14
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Care to extend on that Ian
is that some kind of namespace

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I think he's trying to get you to go over to The Dark Side and start using C++...

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gdogg2k
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Posted: 8th Dec 2004 03:39
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Well using the Dark game sdk so maybe the darkside is a good place to be
I didnt think linked lists were used in c

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They aren't standard in C...

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gdogg2k
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Posted: 8th Dec 2004 04:19
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ahhh...sneaky

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IanM
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Posted: 8th Dec 2004 05:03
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It's a C++ thing - the Standard Template Library (STL).

Here's a link to the SGI documentation : http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/table_of_contents.html

And here's a link to a tutorial on the STL : http://www.yrl.co.uk/phil/stl/stl.htmlx

Seeing as you've got a C++ compiler, it'd be a shame to not use it ...

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Good oh STL.

I am on the dark side too .

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gdogg2k
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Posted: 8th Dec 2004 05:24
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lol,

I'm slipping to the Darkside
DarkSDK is just what i needed to get me interested in c/c++ again, really is theraputic to use

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billy the kid
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I would recommend using a vector instead of linked list, but thats only if the linked list is a singly linked list. Thats because you get the speed of an array but the flexibility of a linked list. In case you dont know, a vector is exactly like an array but it can be extended like a linked list. The easiest way to implement a vector in C++ is using STL. Just look it up on google.
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Posted: 8th Dec 2004 23:37
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Vectors have worked out perfect for 2 things now, managing the units and player info, also for porting BlitzUI GUI system from blitzbasic to darksdk

Thanks Mr Kid sir

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Good.
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