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i knwo you got tokens but i'd like to see arrays too
for eample
Array[0] = test,test2,test3
Array[1] = test4,test5
then i can use the tokens to get them split
example of making a array
/array Array1
/aset Array[0] blah
Array(Array1).length
Array(Array1,blah).append
/aunset Array1
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Hoopy frood
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I can't see a use for arrays unless they support multi-dimension. If not, then hash tables can do the same things, essentially.
/hmake array
/hadd array [1] blah
$hget(array,0).item
(not sure what the .append would do)
/hfree array
If arrays were added, a FOREACH structure should be added with it, as it would permit simpler loops with arrays.
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Hoopy frood
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I think hash tables are fine enough for this, I know you know but hash tables can appear to do multi dimensions anyway with ex, /hadd array [1/1/5] for instance, but of course were just really making up unique item names, but it comes to the same result.
ps: I think his .append would add an item to the end of the array
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Hoopy frood
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An array feauture would be a really nice option if it will allow you to pass complete arrays to aliases. It would also be a cleaner option then a temporary hash table. Since arrays are "Sorted" i wouldn't class them the same as an hash table eventhough you can "fake" array support in mIRC by using hash tables. A foreach structure to go with it would indeed be total sweetness. Oh well just wait and see if suggestion #342342 makes it 
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Hoopy frood
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Signed. Hashtables are a shoddy workaround at best. They may work, but they're missing many advantages that true array support would bring.
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Hoopy frood
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I asked a little birdy i know, and it said, they are stuck working on suggestion #19, but they welll get to #342342 when its turn comes up. :-)
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Hoopy frood
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Speaking of .append, I'd love to see something like that for hash tables. I'd rather than have to do something like:
/hadd table item $hget(Table,item) appended_data
I'd rather do something like:
/hadd -a table item appended_data
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If you use arrays, use a similar method to php arrays, this will allow multi dimensional, arrays within arrays, and named array items...
in php its $var = array("item_name1" => "item1", "item_name2" => "item2)
then its just $var['item_name1'] to retrieve the info..
the mIRC equivelent would be something like
var %moo = $array(item_name1 = item1, item_name2 = item2)
then just %moo[item_name1] or something, maybe have an appendage on the variable to say your calling an array item, maybe something like... &%moo item_name1
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Longer Variables would be nice too. *shrugs*
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We sure can do a workaround for Arrays, but im for the idea that true arrays would be better. a For Loop WOULD be simpler than the current Whiles we have too.
On the same way, the WhileFix is a nice workaround BUT having it as a true mirc function would surely increase its potential
So... we should be around #32 by now... and arrays is #342342 ? Let's change that a little ;p
$left(#342432,3) ftw!
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Hoopy frood
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Just something similar to the hashtable implementation would be enough:
acopy <array1> <array2>
; Copy an array to another.
amake <array> <size>
; Create an array.
aadd [-imo] <array> [N] <data>
/*
Add data to an array.
-i = insert <data> at position [N]
-m = make array if it doesn't already exist.
-o = overwrite item at position [N] with <data>
*/
adel <array> <N>
; Delete an item from an array.
aunset <array>
; Delete an array.
$aget(<array>,<N>)
; Get data from an array.
$afind(<array>,<wildcard/regex>,[rw],<N>)
/*
Find data within an array.
r = regex comparison
w = wildcard comparison
*/
The main advantage over hashtables would be that they could be used to store sorted data, without having to use slow file access. As per usual, using 0 for the <N> parameters for the identifiers will return the number of found matches / total number of items.
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Hoopy frood
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You can sort hash tables very quickly and easily using /filter. Even tables with thousands of items can be sorted very quickly.
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Hoopy frood
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/filter does not support hashtables.
Even if it did, it wouldn't work, because they are unsorted. Hashtables are stored as a key/data pair, so their order does not matter, as to retrieve data you must know the key.
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Filter does actually work. DaveC gave a very good example a year or two ago about doing it. It's a matter of a save of the table (data only), filtering that includes line numbers, and the calling the data by the line number. That's probably not a very accurate description, but I don't have the code in front of me.
Yes, it's a workaround, but it allows very quick sorting of the hash tables with very little coding necessary to do it (under 5 lines).
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If you save the table then it's acting on a file, not a hashtable. /filter does not support hashtables.
That is also not sorting the data. Well, it is, but the data inside of the table is still unsorted, but you can use a number as an item/key to sort the data yourself - this is not a built-in hashtable sort routine, but a workaround. It doesn't change the fact that hashtables are unsorted.
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