Should i use "format" for this??

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Should i use "format" for this?? - iggy1 - 12.01.2011

Hello i was wondering if anyone would know a better (more efficient) way of adding text to a string than format? I know about "strins" but i can't specify which posistion to insert the text. I've never needed to do this up untill now so i'm a bit stumped. Here is the code to give you an idea of what i mean, incase you didn't get it.

Its using y_groups/y_commands so keep in mind this function "Command_GetNext(i, playerid)" just returns a command name.

pawn Код:

new
            cmdlist[264],
            cmdcount = Command_GetPlayerCommandCount(playerid);
        for(new i; i < cmdcount; i++)
        {
            format(cmdlist, sizeof(cmdlist), "%s/%s\n", cmdlist, Command_GetNext(i, playerid));//i wont know where to insert the new command with strins
        }
        ShowPlayerDialog(playerid, COMMAND_DIALOG, DIALOG_STYLE_LIST, "{00ff01}Here is a list of all commands available to you", cmdlist, "Ok","Back");

Thanks in advance. Forgive the indentation i copy pasted it from a nested block of code.

Re: Should i use "format" for this?? - Jeffry - 12.01.2011

Maybe:

pawn Код:

strins(cmdlist, Command_GetNext(i, playerid), strlen(cmdlist)-1);

This will insert it at the last pos. Hopefully ^^

Re: Should i use "format" for this?? - iggy1 - 12.01.2011

Ah that probably would work actually. Just realised i will probably have to stick to "format" for the newline char

any ideas on a way around that?

Thanks for the quick response.

EDIT: Just realised i can use strins for newline too dur..

Re: Should i use "format" for this?? - Jeffry - 12.01.2011

Use it twice:

pawn Код:

strins(cmdlist, Command_GetNext(i, playerid), strlen(cmdlist)-1);
strins(cmdlist, "\n", strlen(cmdlist)-1);  //oh, and if the Command_GetNext does not return a '/' then add the / after the n

But might be slower then, dunno.

Re: Should i use "format" for this?? - RyDeR` - 12.01.2011

Just use the format. What's wrong with it?

Re: Should i use "format" for this?? - iggy1 - 12.01.2011

I guess it would still be faster if the string is larger dunno. I'll stick to strins.
Thanks.
EDIT:

Quote:

Originally Posted by RyDeR`

Just use the format. What's wrong with it?

Nothing is wrong with it, i just read somewhere that formating a string isn't the best way to append new text to it. Say if i had 500 commands it might be better using strins or it wont make any difference? IDK

Re: Should i use "format" for this?? - Finn - 12.01.2011

strcat

Re: Should i use "format" for this?? - iggy1 - 12.01.2011

Spoiled for choice now

Might have to to a little testing and pick one.

Thanks all.