Torque Script Array documentions

#1 Torquescript has no arrays, in the C++ sense. There is an array-like syntax for setting/getting the values off uniquely named variables, but in the end each "array" item is an independent variable. Also, you don't need to declare variables in TS.

What the array-esque syntax does is allowing you to build variable names using dynamic data, without resorting to eval().

Example:
$array[4] ------> $array4

#2 This means there is no $array.length() method.

I end up doing things like this:

$arrayLen = 0;
$array[$arrayLen] = "first item"; $arrayLen++;
$array[$arrayLen] = "next item"; $arrayLen++;
$array[$arrayLen] = "next item"; $arrayLen++;

and so on.


You should also look into SimSets and SimGroups which are convenient ways of storing objects but not so good for storing raw data like strings. SimSets and SimGroups do have the usual length() and other methods.

#3 Thanks for the clarification!

#4 The fake "array" notation in TS is actually kind of cool. Though Manoel touched on it, being able to make dynamicly built variable names or references is pretty fun. So like saying you had:

$fakeArray[L0]
$fakeArray[L1]
$fakeArray[L2]
$fakeArray[L3]
$fakeArray[R0]
$fakeArray[R1]
$fakeArray[R2]
$fakeArray[R3]

You could reference them in code with something like

for(%i = 0; %i < 4; %i++)
  $fakeArray[%dir @ %i] = stuff;

I remember using a system where I had to create a local dynamic variable on a player that was unique for each weapon, so I set the variable with the [%weaponID] tagged onto it to keep them all unique.