Returning a value to another function

#1 I'm not too sure what you're trying to do here so forgive me if this isn't what you're asking for.

Here's a basic example of a return statement:

function getFishType()
{
   %fish = smelly;
   return %fish;
}

Now you can use this to retrive the value of %fish:

%fish = getFishType();

#2 Yes thank you.

#3 A follow up to this. For a large amount of things to return

function blablah()
{
%bot.aggro[%x] = %enemy;
%bot.amount[%x] += %damage;
return %bot.amount[0];
return %bot.aggro[0];
return %bot.amount[1];
return %bot.aggro[1]; //etc all through em all?
}

%botaggro0 = blablah();

Is that proper? Thank You

#4 I don't think that will be possible

You can try to do something like this

function blablah(){
   %bot.aggro[%x] = %enemy;
   %bot.amount[%x] += %damage;
    return %bot.amount[0] SPC %bot.aggro[0] SPC %bot.amount[1] SPC %bot.aggro[1];
}

%bot = blablah();
%a = getWord(%bot , 0 );
%b = getWord(%bot , 1 );
%c = getWord(%bot , 2 );
%d = getWord(%bot , 3 );

Aun.

#5 Thank you both for the replies. I'm not quite sure how to implement this into what my program needs to do. It basically has

function function1(%randomAI, %data1, %data2, %data3)
{
//calculations here
%randomAI.eat[%x] = %newdata;
%TransferMe = %randomAI.eat[%x];
return %TransferMe;
}

function1 will be constantly updated from another function.

function function2(%randomAI)
{
%TransferMe = function1();
}

The problem is that function2 will not have %data1, %data2, %data3 being constantly updated into it. So it won't be able to return it.
Is there a way to reach in and grab function1's result somehow?

If I had in function1

function2(%randomAI, %data1, %data2, %data3);

than function2 would be constantly be going over and over. Thanks again.

#6 Dynamic fields on objects are very useful for this type of thing--either the primary object itself, or a ScriptObject that can be used to store a bunch of information.

Note that you are currently giving demo examples of code that is completely in the global namespace (global functions instead of namespace methods) and that isn't necessarily best practice.

#7 How would you go about setting up namespace methods for something like this?

#8 Well, you haven't really discussed what your total problem statement is, so it's hard to say!

In general, when you are dealing with objects, and fields within objects, you want to be doing namespace functions.

In TGE, most namespaces are derived either from the underlying c++ classes of your objects, or a datablock name if your object uses datablocks.

You haven't shown where you are instantiating any of your objects, so we have no way of knowing what underlying class you are using. It would be best if you describe more of what your overall goal is here, and what types of objects you are instantiating, or especially look and study how stock starter kits deal with objects and namespaces.

#9 The objects that need to have the class members/hold data to them are players. Just the armor class I believe is correct. The specifics of what I need the players to store (each) is 10 strings (other players) and 10 numbers. I've been searching and working all week and haven't found a good resource on this. I origionally wanted to store them as an array, but I don't think that is possible anymore as class members. Basically my question would be than how would I make it so that I can have each player store something in the same manner of %player.setnameshape("John");/.getnameshape(). So I can access them from anywhere in the game such as that? I believe I can figure out the rest if I can do one. Thanks.

#10 You are making things too difficult on yourself!

It's as simple as created the dynamic fields on the object handle, such as:

%obj.value1 = "Greg";
%obj.value2 = 12;

etc.

Anywhere that you have that object id, you can access the dynamic fields you've created:

%myLocalVariable = %obj.value1;

echo(%myLocaVariable);
-->Greg

#11 Haha, I was celebrating like the Vikings just won when I read this. I can't believe it's that simple. Thank you!