Find loc of obj in Developer Help

ID:147473
 
May 9 2004, 10:40 am
 
obj
    thing
        icon = 'thing.dmi'
        
obj
    thing2
        icon = 'thing.dmi'      
        
obj
    findthing
        icon = 'find.dmi'
        verb
            Use()
                switch(input("This is where the things are") in list ("Thing 1","Thing 2"))


now wit hthat code i want the obj findthing to display the co-ordinates of thing and thing 2. so when i click Use it comes up with a message saying this is where the things are...Thing 1 [x],[y],[z] and Thing 2 [x],[y],[z]

so how would i go about doing that?

if i'm unclear then tell me
#1 May 9 2004, 2:16 pm
All atoms on the map have three variables that contain their x,y,z coordinates, and funnily enough, they're named x,y and z.
mob
     verb
          Locate()
               var/list/objects = new
               for(var/obj/O in world)
                    objects += O
               var/obj/Q = input(src,"Which object do you want to locate?","Locate") as null|anything in objects
               if(!Q) return
               src << "Object \"[Q.name]\" is located at coordinates [Q.x],[Q.y],[Q.z]"
Take note that this relies on the fact that there is always at least one object in the world. I also used a list to add all the objects to, rather than making it a static list of objects with no reference to anything.

On the other hand, if you have a mess of objects with the same name, you can use something to this effect(be careful if there are a LOT of them, you WILL get spammed using this code to a T):
mob
     verb
          Locate2()
               var/list/objects = new
               for(var/obj/O in world)
                    objects += O
               var/obj/Q = input(src,"Choose an object.","Locate2") as null|anything in objects
               for(var/obj/X in world)
                    if(X.type == Q.type)
                         src << "Found object \"[Q.name]\" at coordinates [X.x],[X.y],[X.z]"
This also assumes that there is at least one object in the world.
#2 May 10 2004, 10:05 am
In response to Enigmaster2002 (#1)
thanks, i'm using the second but i dont want it to display the co-oridnates of every object. just 10 specific ones.
#3 May 15 2004, 3:27 am
In response to DeathAwaitsU (#2)
bump
#4 May 15 2004, 3:31 am
In response to DeathAwaitsU (#2)
So instead of looping through the entire world, make a list() of the objects that you want to be listed and loop through that instead.
#5 May 15 2004, 4:33 am
In response to Crispy (#4)
not too familar with lists so i tried this:
mob
    verb
        Locate2()
            var/list/L         // list reference
            L = world.contents // assign to existing list
            L = new/list(2)     // make a new list
            L = new()          // make a new list (implicit type)
            L.Add(/obj/thing)
            L.Add(/obj/thinga)
            var/list/objects = new
            for(var/obj/O in L)
                objects += O
            var/obj/Q = input(src,"Choose an object.","[L]") as null|anything in objects
            for(var/obj/X in L)
                if(X.type == Q.type)
                    src << "Found object \"[Q.name]\" at coordinates [X.x],[X.y],[X.z]"


when i try to compile it i get no errors and when i use in game i get no erros(you know the ones you get in red with the call stack thing) but the verb didnt do anything at all
#6 May 19 2004, 11:01 am
In response to DeathAwaitsU (#3)
if there's something unclear in my question then please tell me
#7 May 19 2004, 11:48 am
In response to DeathAwaitsU (#5)
DeathAwaitsU wrote:
not too familar with lists so i tried this:
> mob
>   verb
>       Locate2()
>           var/list/L         // list reference
>           L = world.contents // assign to existing list
>           L = new/list(2)     // make a new list
>           L = new()          // make a new list (implicit type)
>           L.Add(/obj/thing)
>           L.Add(/obj/thinga)
>           var/list/objects = new
>           for(var/obj/O in L)
>               objects += O
>           var/obj/Q = input(src,"Choose an object.","[L]") as null|anything in objects
>           for(var/obj/X in L)
>               if(X.type == Q.type)
>                   src << "Found object \"[Q.name]\" at coordinates [X.x],[X.y],[X.z]"
>


when i try to compile it i get no errors and when i use in game i get no erros(you know the ones you get in red with the call stack thing) but the verb didnt do anything at all


Something like this should work aswell (It's a more simplified version of the above that should work (Can't test it).

mob
    verb
        Locate2()
            var/T=list(/obj/type1,/obj/type2)
            var/object=input(src,"Choose an object.") as null|anything in T
            var/L=list()
            for(var/obj/O in world)
                sleep(-1)        //sleep if there are other procedures waiting to execute
                if(O.type==object)
                    src << "Found object \"[O.name]\" at coordinates [O.x],[O.y],[O.z]"


The above follows the same format you used to display the results, but if you have a large number of things that could be returned as results, you may be better off using browse() to display it in the browser...

mob
    verb
        Locate2()
            var/T=list(/obj/type1,/obj/type2)
            var/object=input(src,"Choose an object.") as null|anything in T
            var/L=list()
            var/html=""
            for(var/obj/O in world)
                sleep(-1)        //sleep if there are other procedures waiting to execute
                if(O.type==object)
                    html+="Found object \"[O.name]\" at coordinates [O.x],[O.y],[O.z]<BR>"
            if(!html)
                html+="No objects were found!"
            usr<<browse(html)
#8 May 21 2004, 11:27 am
In response to Nick231 (#7)
again i cant have it to work with EVERY obj, just specific ones.

but thx a lot for trying to help, i appreciate it a lot
#9 May 22 2004, 3:11 pm
In response to DeathAwaitsU (#6)
nevermind i fixed it on my own. thanks a lot everyone!