get_players_alive(); similar to get_players(); in Scripting

Created on: August 25, 2015, 03:21:43 am

I made a function similar to get_players(); which as most of you know returns an array of all the players ingame.
so this function does the same thing but it ONLY returns players that are alive

anyways heres the function:
copy and paste this in whatever gsc file you use it in

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get_players_alive() {
	players = get_players(); // We Get An Array With All Players Currently Ingame (Alive or Dead) 
	playersAlive = []; // A New Array To Hold Players Which Are Alive

	for(i = 0; i < players.size; i++) { // Running Through The Players Array
		if( isPlayer(players[i]) && isAlive(players[i]) ) { // Checking If A Single Player Is A Player & is Alive
			playersAlive[playersAlive.size] = players[i]; // If The Above Evaluates To True We'll Add This Player To The playersAlive Array
		}
	}

	return playersAlive; // Return The playersAlive Array
}

then just use it like you would get_players();

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playersAlive = get_players_alive();

for(i = 0; i < playersAlive.size; i++) {
	IPrintLn(playersAlive[i].playername + " is currently alive!");
}

Last Edit: August 26, 2015, 07:15:55 pm by Alerion

Reply #1 on: August 26, 2015, 12:55:47 pm

DeletedUser
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Quote from: louisfm16 on August 25, 2015, 03:21:43 am

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playersAlive[i] = players[i]; // If The Above Evaluates To True We'll Add This Player To The playersAlive

this is a nice function, i may even use it myself but i would change the above line to something like this, that way you dont define values in the array out of order

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playersAlive[playersAlive.size] = players[i]; // If The Above Evaluates To True We'll Add This Player To The playersAlive

lets say there are 4 players in the game and players 1 and 3 are alive your way would have the array like this

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playersAlive[0] == Alive
playersAlive[1] == Undefined
playersAlive[2] == Alive
playersAlive[3] == Undefined

where as my way would define the array like so

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playersAlive[0] == Alive
playersAlive[1] == Alive

Reply #2 on: August 26, 2015, 01:45:46 pm

Dust
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Good tutorial!

Reply #3 on: August 26, 2015, 04:14:38 pm

Quote from: WARDOGSK93 on August 26, 2015, 12:55:47 pm

this is a nice function, i may even use it myself but i would change the above line to something like this, that way you dont define values in the array out of order
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playersAlive[playersAlive.size] = players[i]; // If The Above Evaluates To True We'll Add This Player To The playersAlive
lets say there are 4 players in the game and players 1 and 3 are alive your way would have the array like this
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playersAlive[0] == Alive
playersAlive[1] == Undefined
playersAlive[2] == Alive
playersAlive[3] == Undefined
where as my way would define the array like so
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playersAlive[0] == Alive
playersAlive[1] == Alive
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oh lol i see what I did wrong ill update the ttutorial, thanks WARDOGSK93

Reply #4 on: August 26, 2015, 04:58:55 pm

Hey guys and gals, sorry but it looks like I am unable to update my post without a moderator and since I cant find a way to contact one ill post the update here.

change this line:

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playersAlive[i] = players[i];

to this:

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playersAlive[playersAlive.size] = players[i];

thanks again to WARDOGSK93 for letting me know about this if you want to know why The change was made look at WARDOGSK93's reply, thanks

Reply #5 on: August 26, 2015, 07:16:32 pm

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I canged it on the OP.

Reply #6 on: August 26, 2015, 07:25:47 pm

Quote from: Alerion on August 26, 2015, 07:16:32 pm

I canged it on the OP.

Awesome Thanks Alerion

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get_players_alive(); similar to get_players();