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wickedly kick it
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ok i have been learning about types (and i think they are awesome if i have it right)(all the tuts confuse and infuriates me) and do they act like variables but more organized and declared later in the program? tell me if i have the syntax right:

then how do i call all those variables and use those types?
PLEASE help me i am VERY desperate and i will love you forever!
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H4ck1d
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That's right, so the way that you could use it in a program is like so:



and then to access the variables would look like this:



etc, etc. Basically, you create a variable using the "as enemy" to make it the enemy type, and then to access the properties, such as health, name, etc, you put a period followed by the property name. Hope that was helpful!

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what is the (10) in dim enemeys(10) as enemys?

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Posted: 12th Aug 2007 19:55
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It makes 10 of each of those types.


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H4ck1d
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Yeah, honestly I've never declared a single variable as a type, because then you could really just use separate variables instead. Types are better used in arrays, where you have multiple things each having the same properties.

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well i am making a RPG and i need easier commands to make objects so types are going to help

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Quote: "what is the (10) in dim enemeys(10) as enemys?"


Quote: "It makes 10 of each of those types."


Array dimensions are zero-based. DIM ENEMYS(10) would create eleven array elements numbered 0 to 11. DIM ENEMIES(10) would do the same thing.

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Quote: "would create eleven array elements numbered 0 to 11"

You mean numbered 0 to 10.

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Benjamin -

Thank you. I stand corrected.

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Quote: "Yeah, honestly I've never declared a single variable as a type, because then you could really just use separate variables instead. Types are better used in arrays, where you have multiple things each having the same properties."


Types are a lot easier to comprehend though. When you get into variables like netSendDelay#, netSendTime#, for example. Its a lot easier to have net.send.delay#, net.send.time#, net.maxplayers, net.players, etc. I use types for every variable possible, usr.health, src(x).position, screen.resolution, etc etc.


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If one of the IDEs (show me if it exists and I have missed it as this is almost "killer app" for me) supported drop down type elements then that would be great. You know, the way VS does it for properties. eg. you setup a type of user, which has health, strength etc. Then when you type user. or user(10). then immediately a drop down of the elements in the type would show for choosing. Nice. Hmmm. Will add it to the Synergy Overlord request system now I think about it...

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