containerRadiusSearch, code cleaning

[ThinkInvisible]

Can someone explain exactly how containerRadiusSearch-es work? I know that they look for all of a specific object in an area, but in what order does it show them?

Also, what are some common mistakes in coding that make it harder to work with?

And how do I 'protect' a looping function (schedule(x, 0, self)) so if it has a copy of itself running it will end said copy?

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[Port]

Can someone explain exactly how containerRadiusSearch-es work? I know that they look for all of a specific object in an area, but in what order does it show them?

I believe they show in order of object ID lowest to highest, although I'm not certain.

Also, what are some common mistakes in coding that make it harder to work with?

Excessive/missing parenthesis, among others.

And how do I 'protect' a looping function (schedule(x, 0, self)) so if it has a copy of itself running it will end said copy?

Code: [Select]

function loop()
{
cancel( $loop );

echo( "Schedule test: " @ getSimTime() - $lastLoopTime );
$lastLoopTime = getSimTime();

$loop = schedule( 480, 0, "loop" );
}


[Headcrab Zombie]

Not sure about your first question

Common mistakes that people make are missing semicolons, parenthesis, etc.
Mistakes that make code "harder to work with" are things like messy formatting. They don't break the code themselves, but they do make it a lot harder to find things that do break the code.

As for the third question, what Port said, though I don't see any point in the middle part other than console spam

[ThinkInvisible]

Mistakes that make code "harder to work with" are things like messy formatting. They don't break the code themselves, but they do make it a lot harder to find things that do break the code.

This is what I'm talking about. Some things that a lot of people do that you don't really need to.

[Headcrab Zombie]

It's more like not doing things you almost need to
I can't really think of anything that people do, but don't need to

[Port]

As for the third question, what Port said, though I don't see any point in the middle part other than console spam

That was an example.