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what doeas mean geatcount()-1

by hamed · in Game Design and Creative Issues · 02/08/2012 (11:20 pm) · 2 replies

hi, pardon me but im new in scripting so i dont underestand the meaning of this method
getcount()-1 in whackamole tut, and i dont know whats the differences beetween getcount(-1) with the getcount()-1
would anybody help me with this
and i will be glad if someone tell me where can i find the tfb functions and method help ?
thanks a lot

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#1
02/09/2012 (12:44 am)
Usually this is attached to an object like so:

%someGroup.getCount();

This will tell you how many items are contained within the group or container.

%someGroup.getCount() - 1;

will give you a number that is equal to the number of items in %someGroup, minus one. This is because most groups count items starting with the first at 0 instead of 1. So you would walk through the group and touch each item starting at item 0 and ending at the item count - 1.
#2
02/09/2012 (4:20 am)
thanks alot