References withing Arrays

[PrettyMurky]

I am trying to get my mod to keep an array of information on recent NPCs, in which I use the FormID to check if a new NPC is already dealy with. Essentially:

 

let Array [0] [0] := NPCref

let TempRef := Array [0] [0]

if TempRef == NPCref

message "it is working"

endif

 

Obviously that is not what it will be doing eventually, but to achieve that, I need the mechanics therein to work. Sadly, they do not. I need to know how to add a formID to an array in a way that I can check back later (with a While count < limit , if Array [count] [0] == NPCref) to see if it is in there.

 

Can anyone help with this please?

 

Edit:

The title to this post is meant to be 'References within Arrays', but it's too late to change that now it seems...

Edited April 24, 2011 by PrettyMurky

[fg109]

What do you mean that it doesn't work? Are you unable to compile it or what? Here are some things that might be wrong with your code:

 

1. There aren't supposed to be any spaces in Array[0][0].

2. Array[0][0] refers to the first element in the array "Array[0]", which is itself the first element in the array "Array".

3. Array variables usually need to be initialized with the "ar_Construct" function.

 

So you might want to change your code to something like this:

 

let Array := ar_Constuct Array
let Array[0] := ar_Construct array
let Array[0][0] := NPCref
let TempRef := Array[0][0]
if TempRef == NPCref
message "it is working"
endif

[PrettyMurky]

Sorry. I guess I could have been clearer. It is compiling, and the game loads fine. However I'm not getting the "it is working" message.

 

Although looking at your correction. I didn't realise that I have to do another ar_Construct array for each nested array. I'll try that now, and see how it works.

[PrettyMurky]

Beautiful! Works fine now.

 

Kids. The moral of this story is: Arrays within arrays need to be constructed, not just their parent arrays!

 

Thanks fg109!

[hawke1133]

Deleted due the fact that the question was already answered in the response of fg109 in his code example. Thanks everyone! Edited April 30, 2011 by hawke1133