Solved item:getDescription()

[silveralol]

Hi! guys I'm trying make a script that give to player some mount using the description of an item ... look

local mounts {
    [1] = {name = 'test1', id = 1},
        [2] = {name = 'test2', id = 3},
        [3] = {name = 'test3', id = 3}
}
function onUse(player, item, fromPosition, target, toPosition, isHotkey)
    for i = 1, #mounts do
        if item:getDescription() == 'mounts.name' then
            local mount = mounts.name, mounts.id
            break
        end
    end
    player:addMount(mount)
    return true
end

I know that is wrong it ... but how make it works perfectly? get the description of an item and give the mount ...
it's an exemple of mine script, just to you try understand what I want...
thanks all!
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[Codex NG]

I don't know what item is but hopefully this is helpful

local mounts {
    [1] = {name = 'test1', id = 1},
    [2] = {name = 'test2', id = 3},
    [3] = {name = 'test3', id = 3}
}

function onUse(player, item, fromPosition, target, toPosition, isHotkey)
    for i = 1, #mounts do
        if item:getDescription() == 'mounts[i].name' then
            player:addMount(mounts[i].id)
            player:sendTextMessage(MESSAGE_STATUS_CONSOLE_BLUE, "Congratulations!!, You have recieved a "..(mounts[i].name).." mount.")
            break
        end
    end
    return true
end

 

[silveralol]

I don't know what item is but hopefully this is helpful

local mounts {
    [1] = {name = 'test1', id = 1},
    [2] = {name = 'test2', id = 3},
    [3] = {name = 'test3', id = 3}
}

function onUse(player, item, fromPosition, target, toPosition, isHotkey)
    for i = 1, #mounts do
        if item:getDescription() == 'mounts[i].name' then
            player:addMount(mounts[i].id)
            player:sendTextMessage(MESSAGE_STATUS_CONSOLE_BLUE, "Congratulations!!, You have recieved a "..(mounts[i].name).." mount.")
            break
        end
    end
    return true
end

not work ... I use the item and nothing happen .. no have errors in console, no message to player ;/

edit: i try some prints, the script print all, but not enter in the "if"

 

[Dileck]

delete the single codes in:

if item:getDescription() == 'mounts[i].name' then

it should look like:

local mounts {
[1] = {name = 'test1', id = 1},
[2] = {name = 'test2', id = 3},
[3] = {name = 'test3', id = 3}
}

function onUse(player, item, fromPosition, target, toPosition, isHotkey)
for i = 1, #mounts do
if item:getDescription() == mounts[i].name then
player:addMount(mounts[i].id)
player:sendTextMessage(MESSAGE_STATUS_CONSOLE_BLUE, "Congratulations!!, You have recieved a "..(mounts[i].name).." mount.")
break
end
end
return true
end

whats happening is you are trying to compare item:getDescription() to a string with literal value "mounts.name" so it will never execute unless the item description is mounts.name

 

[silveralol]

not work the same way...

delete the single codes in:

if item:getDescription() == 'mounts[i].name' then

it should look like:

local mounts {
[1] = {name = 'test1', id = 1},
[2] = {name = 'test2', id = 3},
[3] = {name = 'test3', id = 3}
}

function onUse(player, item, fromPosition, target, toPosition, isHotkey)
for i = 1, #mounts do
if item:getDescription() == mounts[i].name then
player:addMount(mounts[i].id)
player:sendTextMessage(MESSAGE_STATUS_CONSOLE_BLUE, "Congratulations!!, You have recieved a "..(mounts[i].name).." mount.")
break
end
end
return true
end

whats happening is you are trying to compare item:getDescription() to a string with literal value "mounts.name" so it will never execute unless the item description is mounts.name

he don't enter in "if"

 

[Codex NG]

not work the same way...

he don't enter in "if"

That is because the description of the item doesn't match the mounts.name, how many items do you know of that have a description of test1, test2 & test3?

if your goal is to compare an item name to the name in your table then this should be written something like

local mounts {
    [1] = {name = 'steel boots', id = 1, mountName =''},
    [2] = {name = 'assasin star', id = 3, mountName =''},
    [3] = {name = 'mana potion', id = 3, mountName =''}
}

function onUse(player, item, fromPosition, target, toPosition, isHotkey)
    for i = 1, #mounts do
        if ItemType(item.itemid):getName() == 'mounts[i].name' then
            player:addMount(mounts[i].id)
           -- since i don't know the names of the mounts i will comment this out
           --  player:sendTextMessage(MESSAGE_STATUS_CONSOLE_BLUE, "Congratulations!!, You have recieved a "..(mounts[i].mountName).." mount.")
            break
        end
    end
    return true
end

 

[silveralol]

That is because the description of the item doesn't match the mounts.name, how many items do you know of that have a description of test1, test2 & test3?

if your goal is to compare an item name to the name in your table then this should be written something like

local mounts {
    [1] = {name = 'steel boots', id = 1, mountName =''},
    [2] = {name = 'assasin star', id = 3, mountName =''},
    [3] = {name = 'mana potion', id = 3, mountName =''}
}

function onUse(player, item, fromPosition, target, toPosition, isHotkey)
    for i = 1, #mounts do
        if ItemType(item.itemid):getName() == 'mounts[i].name' then
            player:addMount(mounts[i].id)
           -- since i don't know the names of the mounts i will comment this out
           --  player:sendTextMessage(MESSAGE_STATUS_CONSOLE_BLUE, "Congratulations!!, You have recieved a "..(mounts[i].mountName).." mount.")
            break
        end
    end
    return true
end

Already solved !! with another thing I create two new vars calling the string values and later compare ;3
works perfectly

 

[1268995]

Already solved !! with another thing I create two new vars calling the string values and later compare ;3
works perfectly

So say thanks for these guys gaved his time for u.

 

[silveralol]

thanks everybody but the way that I solve was by myself hue

 

[Dileck]

thanks everybody but the way that I solve was by myself hue

Yeah no, you would still have issues using your initial compare

if item:getDescription() == 'mounts.name' then

 

[silveralol]

I solved this with it

if item:hasAttribute(ITEM_ATTRIBUTE_DESCRIPTION) then
        for i = 1, #mounts do
            local text = item:getAttribute(ITEM_ATTRIBUTE_DESCRIPTION)
            local mount = "contains a " ..mounts[i].name.. "."
            if mount == text then
                player:addMount(mounts[i].Id)
                        player:sendTextMessage(MESSAGE_EVENT_ADVANCE, 'Congratulations! You have recieved a ' ..(mounts[i].name).. ' mount.')
                      item:remove(1)
                break
            end
          end
    else
        player:say("Your paper contains nothing useful.", TALKTYPE_MONSTER_SAY)
    end
    return true
end