big problem with variables!! need help!!

[SirniNamaz]

i am trying to make a mission framework for mta sa (single/co-op).. so my question is this:

if i create one client file with this code: createMission("Mission One","MissionOneMarkersName") (i have the client function createMission)

i want it to create marker which name/variable will be "MissionOneMarkersName" or whatever i put on the createMission function name when i use it in the code.

[AMARANT]

You can pass in custom functions any arguments you want.

[SirniNamaz]

you didnt understand.. in one variable there is a string which i want it to be the name/variable of a marker

example: varVariable="myMarker", then to create marker which variable is myMarker

[AMARANT]

And what's the problem? You can't name a marker but you can set its element data. Pass required arguments and do it.

[SirniNamaz]

not the name, the variable:

for examle if i do this

varSomething = createMarker ( x + 2, y + 2, z, "cylinder", 1.5, 255, 255, 0, 170 ) 

it will create marker named 'varSomething'

but varSomething contains a string/text which is 'mrkSomething' and i want it to create a marker which's variable is the string inside varSomething

[AMARANT]

I don't understand why you need this... When you set some variable you have to name it yourself and it can't be named automatically from some string or something.

[SirniNamaz]

never mind, i found another solution, the only thing i want to know is if it is possible to create more markers under same variable/name and, how to add some kind of identifier/description/tag or something to marker.

[AMARANT]

Of course it's possible. Just use lua tables.

[SirniNamaz]

and aslo how to add some kind of identifier/description/tag or something to marker.

[AMARANT]

Here's an example:

  
myMarker={} 
  
for i=1,10 do 
myMarker[i]=createMarker(1000+i,2000+i,15,"cylinder",2,255,0,0,125) 
end 
  

[SirniNamaz]

ok, thx, for that but i have another question.. how do i make same thing you wrote just now, but if i dont know how many i's will there be, and also does area between [] have to be a number

[AMARANT]

'Area' in '[]' is a key. Marker will be a value. All of them will be a table. You can set anything in '[]' brackets but if you want to create several markers then you obviously need numbers because it's easier to get them in the future. Anyway you can set anything you want as a key.

[Anderl]

To create a marker using a string variable as its variable name just do that:

_G[variableName] = createMarker(...) 
  
--or 
  
loadstring(variableName .. ' = createMarker(...)')()