local teams = {red(), green(), blue(), yellow()}
-- This line should pick one random index from the array.
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Is there a way to call an index from an array randomly and without a variable as the result?
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Is your question that you want to call the function 'red' when the random index is 1?
If so, then the answer would be:
-- If you don't need to return anything from the call, then just remove the returns
local teams = {
function()
return red()
end,
function()
return green()
end,
function()
return blue()
end,
function()
return yellow()
end
}
-- OR
local teams = {}
teams[1] = red
teams[2] = green
teams[3] = blue
teams[4] = yellow
-- AND THEN
teams[math.random(1, #teams)]() -- This will call the function stored in the table
If not, then you should rephrase to "access an index" instead of "call an index" and your answer would just be:
teams[math.random(1, #teams)]
When calling an index from an array you use "[number]". Knowing this, you can use "math.random(minimumNumber, maximumNumber)" to generate a pseudo-random number. In order to obtain the amount of objects in an array, you use the "#" symbol followed by the name of the array.
teams = {red(), green(), blue(), yellow()}
randomTeam = teams[math.random(1, #teams)];
This will work, though, if you call upon it when there are 0 objects in the array, you will get "nil" instead.
If you have any questions or issues, contact me. ;)
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I thought of that but I did not want to use a variable as a result.
0
There was a "invalid argument #2 to 'random' (interval is empty)" error that occurred as well.
0
You will receive a variable from the list regardless that you store it or not. If you want a number rather than the variable from the teams list (red(), green(), blue(), etc.) just use "math.random(1, #teams)" in order to receive a random number from the amount of objects in the array -- still assuming that you always have at least one object in the array.
You can use the NextInteger function of Random.
local teams = {red(), green(), blue(), yellow()}
print("Team " .. teams[Random.new():NextInteger(1, #teams)] .. " chosen!")
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The way you have the teams table set up now, it would call every function and store the results in the table instead of storing the function in the table.