How does GetEntArray decide the order the items are put into the array? I need it to be a specific order and id rather not do it all manually.

Pretty sure the order in your map file - typically from the first entity that you added with that targetname to the last unless you delete one.

But in what scenario would you need to know the order?

Edit: if you delete one then it just moves down the array's index.

First enttiy in an array is always index 0, unless of course the array doesn't have anything in it.

Pretty sure the order in your map file - typically from the first entity that you added with that targetname to the last unless you delete one.

But in what scenario would you need to know the order?

Edit: if you delete one then it just moves down the array's index.

First enttiy in an array is always index 0, unless of course the array doesn't have anything in it.

It's for my Easter egg, there's probably a better way to do it but this works too. Thanks.

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Double Post Merge: October 22, 2015, 02:57:58 am

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Update: Redid trigs in the order I wanted by recreating them all, did not work In the order they were placed.

It's for my Easter egg, there's probably a better way to do it but this works too. Thanks.

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Double Post Merge: October 22, 2015, 02:57:58 am

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Update: Redid trigs in the order I wanted by recreating them all, did not work In the order they were placed.

Making it work this way is what I call 'lucky' if you can make it work. I just suggest not to do it this way and use a better way. I am pretty sure there would be a better way to do this. Like if you need and order, just define a script noteworthy on each one that will set the order and order them like that in script. If u need help, I guess pm me.

when order mattered I did something like this.. this was to collect origins in order.

 
        stop = false;
	current_node = ziplines[0]; //first entity
	level.zipline_origins_1[level.zipline_origins_1.size] = ziplines[0].origin; //first info from entity
	while(!stop)
	{
		next_node = getEnt(current_node.target,"targetname"); //get the next target
		if(isDefined(next_node))
		{
		     level.zipline_origins_1[level.zipline_origins_1.size] = next_node.origin + (0,0,-70);
		     current_node = next_node;
		     level.cleanup[level.cleanup.size] = current_node; //to delete enititys after
		}
		else
		stop = true;
	}

How does GetEntArray decide the order the items are put into the array? I need it to be a specific order and id rather not do it all manually.

GetEntArray doesn't control the order.
g_entities and numGEntities (a global variable) do so. Though I can't tell their ordering method since they go through intricate proccesses.
Best option is to grab the entity and check their script_noteworthy though.

If you can make them the target of each other, then you can start with the first one and just keep adding to the array. This requires two kvps.

myarray = [];
ent = getent("startent","targetname");//or other kvp
myarray[myarray.size] = ent;
while(isDefined(ent.target)){//or other kvp
	ent = getent(ent.target,"targetname");//or other kvp
	myarray[myarray.size] = ent;
}

Make your first targetname and then make each one in order the target of the previous one. You could use script_string, noteworthy, or whatever you would like if you can't use targetname, to depict the order they are added to the array.

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You could make the kvps in order, targetname = 0, or any kvp you chose, maybe, and then in script get the string(i), meaning turn 0 into a string, and then continue the loop

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There also seems to be an alphabetize function in utility, I've never tried, if you fill your array, and you define some kvp in the alphabetical order that you would like them to be in maybe, but would take some modification to the script, to get the kvp.

Thanks for all the help, I just took a video of activating all of them and moved them around to be correct. (That was before I noticed the replies) thanks though, this might come in handy later.


Who's answer should I mark as Best though I don't really think I should just mark mine

Thanks for all the help, I just took a video of activating all of them and moved them around to be correct. (That was before I noticed the replies) thanks though, this might come in handy later.


Who's answer should I mark as Best though I don't really think I should just mark mine

problem with that is, if you change something later itll all go out of order again