Getting the array count of a specific variable

[tkepahama]

Is there a way to do this and if so, how?  I can't seem to figure out a way to do so.

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[Zeblote]

Array count? You mean as in, how long it is?
You could try this:
for(%i=0; %blah[%i] !$= ""; %i++){}
//%i is now length

Note if one of the values is empty then it doesn't work.

[tkepahama]

I guess I didn't specify by count.

What I meant was the amount of arrays there are for a specific variable:

%blah[0]
%blah[1]
%blah[2]

%blahcount = codehere; //or whatever you would use here to get the amount

[Zeblote]

There is no way to do that. The code I posted above wouls get the length of 3 if all those blahs contain a value. A better way would be to have the code setting the array store the length too.

[Greek2me]

Just increment %blahcount each time you define a new %blah[].

[tkepahama]

Alright, I'll go ahead and try your code.
Thanks.

Just increment %blahcount each time you define a new %blah[].

Well I know that, but it's not as efficient as I would want it to be.

[Zeblote]

What do you use blah[] for? What is the code setting it and what is the code using it?

[tkepahama]

I'm revising my old announcements mod so it's more efficient and isn't cluttered.
I was thinking of just using files for the announcements but then I didn't want to deal with more files.

Then I thought of just having one big file for all of the announcements and that just seemed the way to go because then I could easily modify the file without having to open it and edit the code.

The arrays used to be in the same file that used them.

[Zeblote]

Then just make it increment the count for every line it reads?

[tkepahama]

Then just make it increment the count for every line it reads?

That is what I have done before and I know it's the best way for what I did. But that's not what I was looking for because what I was looking for could be done with variables that are stated in the same file that uses them and so forth in which is actually better imo.

[Zeblote]

How does the file look like?

[$trinick]

Well I know that, but it's not as efficient as I would want it to be.

Basic addition and variable references are much more efficient than indefinite length loops and string comparisons.