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Novice Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Posts: 32

I have problem with matching 2 values of 2 string variables. Here is trigger:
#TRIGGER {(%w)'s body ceases to move as his body stiffens into paralysis.} {#VAR Combat/Enemy/afflictions/a %1;#IF (@tar = @a) {#VAR Combat/Enemy/afflictions/eparalised 1}}
I also tried
#TRIGGER {(%w)'s right leg suddenly goes limp} {#VAR Combat/Enemy/afflictions/a %1;#IF (@tar =~ @a) {#VAR Combat/Enemy/afflictions/erightlegmaiden 1}}

Any help would be appreciated.

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 3:01 pm

What's the value of the @tar variable? A string list?

If that's the case, a simple = won't work, because @a isn't a matching string list.

The =~ operator tries to match what's before it with a pattern that's after it. The pattern should be a normal zScript trigger pattern. You could try (@a =~ "{@tar}") - I don't have zMUD installed on this computer, so I can't check if that'll properly expand @tar. You might also try (@a =~ %concat("{",@tar,"}")), which should definitely work.

There's also a function designed for this purpose - %ismember. You could use #if %ismember(@a,@tar) if you wanted, too.

Also, why are you using @a at all? In this script, you could just use %1 instead and it'd be faster than constantly reading the value of the variable. If you just use it as a dummy variable, you can probably remove it - if you use it for other things, it might be best to give it a more descriptive name.