emptying an array

[AfterDeath]

I have an array, that gets populated throughout my script. I want to be able to "erase" the array (size goes back to 0 (empty) or -1 (non-existant)). How can I either delete or "empty" my array?

Note: it would not be looping through it setting it to 0 or "".

Thanks!

[tltrude]

Hard to say without seeing the array thread, but you could do this.

$mything[0] remove
$mything[1] remove
$mything[2] remove
$mything[3] remove

or

$mything[0] delete
$mything[1] delete
etc...

or maybe this would work

$mything remove

[AfterDeath]

Alright. Being that the array size is unknown... should the following work?

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while ($myarray.size > 0)
    $myarray remove

Thanks!

[tltrude]

Hmmm, it is not looking hopeful.

Types of arrays
---------------

1) Constant array
Created by expression of the form entry_1::entry_2::entry_3:: ... :: entry_n
Constant arrays start their indexing at 1.
Once created a constant array can not be changed but it can be read for its values.

2) Hash table array
Unitialised entries evaluate to NIL. Any new entry can be set.

3) Targetname array
Created by the $ targetname operator if more than one entity exists for that targetname.
For example, $player is an array if more than one player is in the game.
Targetname arrays start their indexing at 1.

[jv_map]

You can simply do

local.myarray = NIL

[Bjarne BZR]

I have an array, that gets populated throughout my script. I want to be able to "erase" the array (size goes back to 0 (empty) or -1 (non-existant)). How can I either delete or "empty" my array?

Note: it would not be looping through it setting it to 0 or "".

Thanks!

Do you just need it for reuse, or does it contain a number of script_object's that you have spawned and now need to delete?

If you explain what you are trying to do, we may be able to give better help...

[AfterDeath]

The array is used to store a "stack" of messages that will be printed every X seconds. I need to be able to clear the array, so that only new text can be printed. I hope I make sense.