[RESOLVED] Determine wich variable is the highest

Hey,

simple question

basicly i got 8 variables(players) with differend values(score)
player1: score = 100
player2: score = 90
player3: score = 70
player4: score = 60
player5: score = 50
player6: score = 40
player7: score = 30
player8: score = 20

i will give players score at random
and i want to create the most basic highscore possible for them
how???

i tryed to come up with simple ideas to implement it like
if(player8) => player1234567
player 8 = position 1
if(player7) =>player1234568...well that doesnt work since 8 is already listed and it all gets messed up

cant think of a simple idea to implement this,
if there a simple code that checks what value is biggest and ranks them somehow?
or any of you have another simple idea to make the most basic highscore?

think of it as a simple soccer game, after a match you need to see a list with the teams ranked in the season

thx in advance

Try making a function to check the score of all players and assigning the position

PHP Code:

---

function p1checkScore(){
if (player1.score > player2.score && player1.score > player3.score && player1.score > player4.score && player1.score > player5.score && player1.score > player5.score && player1.score > player6.score && player1.score > player7.score && player1.score > player8.score ) 
{
player1 = position1; //assign here some how the first position to the player 1

}

}; 


---

...and so on with the other players. I haven't tested that script, so i don't know if it actually works, but I wanted to help and to think about a solution.

my dawgie angelhdz stays helping ^ you the man

Hi, this can help you with sorting the scores at least,

PHP Code:

---

scoreArray = [20, 30, 10, 40, 60, 50, 90, 70, 80, 100];

function highNumbers(a, b)
{
    return ((a < b) - (a > b));
}

function lowNumbers(a, b)
{
    return ((a > b) - (a < b));
}

for (i = 0; i < scoreArray.length; i++)
{
    scoreArray[i] = scoreArray[i];
}

trace("Original: " + scoreArray);

scoreArray.sort(lowNumbers);
trace("low to high: " + scoreArray);

scoreArray.sort(highNumbers);
trace("High to low: " + scoreArray); 


---

or

PHP Code:

---

scoreArray = [20, 30, 10, 40, 60, 50, 90, 70, 80, 100];

trace("Original: " + scoreArray);

scoreArray.sort(Array.NUMERIC);
trace("low to high: " + scoreArray);

scoreArray.reverse();
trace("High to low: " + scoreArray); 


---

Hi,

This is more like it.

Assuming we add to the array: player 1 scored 20, player 2 scored 30, player 3 scored 50 and so on,

PHP Code:

---

var Scores:Array = [20, 30, 50, 60, 40, 90, 70, 80];

var Placing:Array = Scores.sort(Array.RETURNINDEXEDARRAY | Array.DESCENDING);

Scores.sort(Array.DESCENDING);

for (var j = 0; j < Placing.length; j++)
{
    GetPlayer = Placing[j] + 1;
    trace("Position: " + (j + 1) + " -> player: " + GetPlayer + " - scored " + Scores[j]);
} 


---

sorry for the late response, going to see if i understand/can easely use your codes
thx!

@angelhdz thx for thinking out of the box for simple solutions, like i did
your code is the same that i came up with, but it flaws when you start with player 2
how am i suppose to exclude position 1, out of the > list
if anyone knows how to, i will surely implement this long but very easy code

@fruitbeard damn is that the closest il get to a simple highscore?
i can barely understand what everything does, i tryed array tutorials i now got a basic understanding of how they work, but my mind is stil spinning
i get what certain codes do, but not where to put them, how to acces them etc
new question 1, how can i acces the scores, like score player 1 is now -10?
new question 2, how can i put the output, in a list displayed ingame itself, just textboxes would do?



thx in advance!

new question 3: where do i even put the code to start with, all of it on frame 1?

thx in advance!

Hi,

Did you even test the code to see what it outputted?

Never mind that, have a look at this, it's kind of quickly put together, be sure to add your own scores in the text boxes to test it properly.

CS5:

Hi,

Here is a reconditioned version.

If you wanted to be able to save the scores and reload them in, then you will need to save the high scores using flash/php and save/load them in each time.


CS5:

yes! this is what i was looking for.....f9.....*dies*
probs dont even understand 80% of the coding
but i found how to tweak the values
and i can most likely find out, all tweaks i need to know by myself
so i guess my question is solved here

thx alot!!! can finely start coding again :) !!!

Hi,

You might prefer this one, you need to make a text file, call it "scores.txt" and place in the same directory as the swf, with this code in it

Code:

---

&ScoreList=100,30,456,68,72,45,23,19

---

it also kind of explains the code inside
CS5: