How do I organize this list of rank titles?
Context: There is a table like this
The indexes are the minimum level needed to achieve the rank, and the values in the table are tables with values inside themselves. A rank in this context is a string value which players can achieve as they progressively increase their levels.
1 | ranklist = { |
2 | [1] = Beginner -- These are all tables found elsewhere in the script |
3 | [10] = Experienced |
4 | [21] = Master |
5 | [43] = Boss |
6 | } |
I want to use this table in a way that with a given player's level, which is an integer value, I can extract the rank data tables.
In other words; Level 1 Player outputs the Beginner table; Level 9 Player outputs the Beginner table; Level 21 Player outputs the Master table; Level 25 Player outputs the Master table;
1 answer
There are a lot of ways which this can be done but I like the linked list style as we can use the rank name as well as the level.
Example:-
01 | local rankList = {} |
02 |
03 | -- built in reverse order |
04 | rankList.Boss = {43, 'Boss'} |
05 | rankList.Master = {21, 'Master', rankList.Boss} |
06 | rankList.Experienced = {10, 'Experienced', rankList.Master} |
07 | rankList.Beginner = {1, 'Beginner', rankList.Experienced} |
08 |
09 | local function getRank(rank, curRankName) |
10 | local rankName = rankList[curRankName or 'Beginner'][2] -- the first rank |
11 | local nextRank = rankList[curRankName or 'Beginner'][3] |
12 |
13 | -- loop and get next rank |
14 | while nextRank and rank >= nextRank[1] do |
15 | rankName = nextRank[2] |
This may be useful but it depends on how you want to use your rank table. I hope this helps.
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