I am making a button that will switch between 3 different things when you click on it. For 2 ways, it would be
something.Text = something.Text == "this text" and "other text" or "this text"
but I cannot figure out 3 ways. Any nerds know this?
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3 way if without elses and elseifs?
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You can add an additional short circuit. I would recommend using an if statement though, they aren't bad at all.
local a = 3
print( a == 1 and "b" or (a == 2 and "c" or "d") )
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Yep, short circuits are certainly convenient and might look nicer but if statements are way more readable.
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It matters what if statements, for example elseifs or stacked ifs are never readable, at least for me
If you want it to switch between 3 different text at random then you could create a table and add your 3 texts in it. After creating the table, simply assign the value of a random index of the table to the text using math.random. Example:
local randomStrings = {
"This is my first random string",
"This is my second random string",
"This is my third random string"
}
someting.Text = randomString[(math.random(1,#randomStrings)]
If in the other hand, you have a specific order in which you want to switch the texts from then you could once again, create a table and insert all your strings in it. This time around, you will create a variable which will save the index of the table of the last text shown and show the next index of the table next time you click the button.
local myStrings= {
"This is my first string",
"This is my second string",
"This is my third string"
}
local currentIndex = 0
local function ShowText()
currentIndex = currentIndex +1
--Check if the current index is higher than the amount of indexes in the table. If it is, then revert it back to one.
if currentIndex > #myStrings then
currentIndex = 1
end
something.Text = myStrings[currentIndex]
end
script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(ShowText)
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So did you look at my answer? Was that what you were looking for?