[Tutorial] Stop the abuse of stock!

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Re: Stop the abuse of stock! - organe. - 22.02.2017

from stock change to static ?

Re: Stop the abuse of stock! - BiosMarcel - 22.02.2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by organe.

from stock change to static ?

that wasn't the threads message ...

Re: Stop the abuse of stock! - iKarim - 23.02.2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by organe.

from stock change to static ?

You shouldn't use "stock" without a valid reason to do so, instead of writing functions like that:

PHP Code:



stock someFunction( foo, Float: bar )

Write like that without the stock keyword:

PHP Code:



someFunction( foo, Float: bar )

Re: Stop the abuse of stock! - Kwarde - 16.10.2019

Bumping this because this should always be up.

Re: Stop the abuse of stock! - [FMJ]PowerSurge - 04.05.2020

So what's your reasoning for this?

Yeah, it's not required, but it suppresses errors and is not added to the compiled code if it's never called.

If I'm writing a large script with many functions, and I add to the bottom,

PHP Code:



stock CheckPlayerStats(iPlayerID) {

    // do something

}

I can leave it there without using the function yet and it won't be compiled into the amx, but it's already written for when I do come to use it.

If I remove the 'stock' as you suggest, then I'll get an "unused" warning until I do use it, and it gets compiled into the amx regardless of whether I reference the function or not, thus potentially wasting space.

A 'stock' function does not have the potential to waste space the way a plain function does.