random math

[greentumbleweed]

Im trying to figure out how to find a random group of 10 numbers in a row out of 100. could be 1-10 or 2-11 ect.

function checkBar()
    local check1 = guiScrollBarGetScrollPosition ( bar )
	local check2 = math.random (10,100)
	if check2 == check1 then 
        guiSetVisible(Window,false)
	    showCursor(false)
        removeEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), openLockedCrate) 
	--triggerServerEvent (TODO)
	end
end
bindKey ( "E", "down", checkBar )

 

[Fist]

You want to get 10 random numbers from specified value? If i understood you correctly then you can do this.

local randomNumbers = {} -- create table.

for i=1,10 do -- loop through function beloew 10 times.
	table.insert(randomNumbers,math.random(100)) -- insert them to table
end

-- now when you need those random numbers you can just loop through them like this.
for _,number in pairs(randomNumbers) do
	iprint(number) -- this will show all numbers in '/debugscript 3' menu.
end

-- if you dont need anymore those 10 random numbers and want to clear them to insert other 10 random numbers just do this
randomNumbers = {} -- this will empty the table

[greentumbleweed]

That still does not give me 10 numbers in a row

function checkBar()
    local check1 = guiScrollBarGetScrollPosition ( bar )
	a = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}
	--b = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10} here is what i mean by ect i need 10 numbers in a row 
	local check2 = a[ math.random (#a)]
	if check2 == check1 then 
    guiSetVisible(Window,false)
	showCursor(false)
    removeEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), openLockedCrate) 
	--triggerServerEvent ()
	end
end
bindKey ( "E", "down", checkBar )

here check2 works for table "a" all numbers will return true --or not i thought it was working guess i was dreaming

 im basicly trying to section off 100 in random groups of 10 to make a guessing game out of it.

rather than having 10 random numbers, i need random groups of 10 numbers

Edited April 26, 2017 by greentumbleweed

[3aGl3]

So if I understand you correctly you want a row of ten consecutive numbers between 10 and 100.
I'd just get a number between 10 and 90, that way the random and the following 9 numbers make up your ten consecutive numbers.

[Fist]

1 hour ago, greentumbleweed said:

That still does not give me 10 numbers in a row

function checkBar()
    local check1 = guiScrollBarGetScrollPosition ( bar )
	a = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}
	--b = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10} here is what i mean by ect i need 10 numbers in a row 
	local check2 = a[ math.random (#a)]
	if check2 == check1 then 
    guiSetVisible(Window,false)
	showCursor(false)
    removeEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), openLockedCrate) 
	--triggerServerEvent ()
	end
end
bindKey ( "E", "down", checkBar )

here check2 works for table "a" all numbers will return true --or not i thought it was working guess i was dreaming

 im basicly trying to section off 100 in random groups of 10 to make a guessing game out of it.

rather than having 10 random numbers, i need random groups of 10 numbers

ah i think i understood you, here this should do the trick. Haven't tested it but should work.

function generateRandomGroupNumbers()
	local randomNumbers = {} -- create temporary table to store numbers
	local startingNumber = math.random(90) -- get random starting position
	for i=startingNumber,10 do -- add 10 numbers from starting position
		table.insert(randomNumbers,i) -- insert them to table
	end
	return randomNumbers; -- returns table with numbers when numbers have been generated
end

-- this is an example how to use function
local numbers = generateRandomGroupNumbers();

-- now lets loop through table (You should use ipairs for this if you want them to be exactly in correct order)
for i,number in ipairs(numbers) do
	iprint(number)
end

 

[greentumbleweed]

not sure why but its not printing the numbers

 

[DNL291]

Try changing 10 with:

startingNumber + 10

 

[Fist]

11 hours ago, greentumbleweed said:

not sure why but its not printing the numbers

 

maybe try with pairs instead, sometimes it just doesn't work with ipairs happend to me before but in theory it should anyway print numbers out in correct order, but if they don't then you gonna need use table.sort but i'm pretty sure it will work any way.

for i,number in pairs(numbers) do
	iprint(number)
end

 

[greentumbleweed]

i finally figured out the problem 

function generateRandomGroupNumbers()
	local randomNumbers = {} -- create temporary table to store numbers
	local startingNumber = math.random(90) -- get random starting position
	for i=startingNumber,10 do -- add 10 numbers from starting position
		table.insert(randomNumbers,i) -- insert them to table
	end
	return randomNumbers; -- returns table with numbers when numbers have been generated
end

^i understand that for... is a loop and the 10 should mean loop 10x but it will not print 

so the startingNumber is almost always higher than 10 meaning its giving (90 or less ,10) for i

 when i change the values to

local startingNumber = math.random(10) -- get random starting position
	for i=startingNumber,100 do -- add 10 numbers from starting position

 it prints (10 or less)-100 

i dont get why it wont print with a lower value of loops makes no sense to me

 

and i fully understand what you wrote it should do exactly what you intended it just doesnt print

Edited April 27, 2017 by greentumbleweed

[Fist]

1 hour ago, greentumbleweed said:

i finally figured out the problem 

function generateRandomGroupNumbers()
	local randomNumbers = {} -- create temporary table to store numbers
	local startingNumber = math.random(90) -- get random starting position
	for i=startingNumber,10 do -- add 10 numbers from starting position
		table.insert(randomNumbers,i) -- insert them to table
	end
	return randomNumbers; -- returns table with numbers when numbers have been generated
end

^i understand that for... is a loop and the 10 should mean loop 10x but it will not print 

so the startingNumber is almost always higher than 10 meaning its giving (90 or less ,10) for i

 when i change the values to

local startingNumber = math.random(10) -- get random starting position
	for i=startingNumber,100 do -- add 10 numbers from starting position

 it prints (10 or less)-100 

i dont get why it wont print with a lower value of loops makes no sense to me

 

and i fully understand what you wrote it should do exactly what you intended it just doesnt print

ah that's 'cause startingPosition is more than 10. I didn't think this would affect that 'cause never used it in such way but here is working code.

function generateRandomGroupNumbers()
	local randomNumbers = {} -- create temporary table to store numbers
	local startingNumber = math.random(90) -- get random starting position
	for i=startingNumber,startingNumber+10 do -- add 10 numbers from starting position
		table.insert(randomNumbers,i)
	end
	return randomNumbers; -- returns table with numbers when numbers have been generated
end

addCommandHandler("do",function(source,cmd)
	local table = generateRandomGroupNumbers();
	iprint(table)
end)

 

[greentumbleweed]

thx btw i posted on your custom map post

 

[greentumbleweed]

function checkBar(source)
    local check1 = guiScrollBarGetScrollPosition ( bar )
	if randomNumbers == check1 then 
    guiSetVisible(Window,false)
	showCursor(false)
    removeEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), openLockedCrate) 
	--triggerServerEvent ()
	end
end
bindKey ( "E", "down", checkBar )

how can i call the numbers from the table at 

if  randomNumbers  ==  check1  then

 

im a noob with table functions

Edited April 27, 2017 by greentumbleweed

[Mr.Loki]

Try adding this, after the check. It should print the numbers in the table as a single string of text.

local string = table.concat(randomNumbers,", ")
outputChatBox(string)

[Fist]

11 hours ago, greentumbleweed said:

function checkBar(source)
    local check1 = guiScrollBarGetScrollPosition ( bar )
	if randomNumbers == check1 then 
    guiSetVisible(Window,false)
	showCursor(false)
    removeEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), openLockedCrate) 
	--triggerServerEvent ()
	end
end
bindKey ( "E", "down", checkBar )

how can i call the numbers from the table at 

if  randomNumbers  ==  check1  then

 

im a noob with table functions

you have to loop through table like this

for _,v in pairs(tableVariableHere) do
	-- this code here will execute as many times as items are in table so you just need to add check variable if v == check1 then once it found it and then we can return true or any variable back or even set any other variable if you need
	if (v == check1) then
    	-- this code will be executed once check1 matches one of numbers that is in table
    end
end

 

[greentumbleweed]

function checkBar(source)
    local check1 = guiScrollBarGetScrollPosition ( bar )
	for _,v in ipairs(randomNumbers) do
	if (v == check1) then
    	guiSetVisible(Window,false)
	showCursor(false)
    removeEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), openLockedCrate) 
	--triggerServerEvent ()
    end
end
local randomNumbers = {} 
	local startingNumber = math.random(90) 
	for i=startingNumber,startingNumber+10 do 
		table.insert(randomNumbers,i)
	end
	return randomNumbers; 
end
bindKey ( "E", "down", checkBar )

i hope i did this right im not getting any errors in debug but its not exactly working not sure if its because v = multiple answers and check1 is one sigle answer 

[greentumbleweed]

9 hours ago, Fist said:

you have to loop through table like this

for _,v in pairs(tableVariableHere) do
	-- this code here will execute as many times as items are in table so you just need to add check variable if v == check1 then once it found it and then we can return true or any variable back or even set any other variable if you need
	if (v == check1) then
    	-- this code will be executed once check1 matches one of numbers that is in table
    end
end

 

function checkBar(source)
    local check1 = guiScrollBarGetScrollPosition ( bar )
	local table = generateRandomGroupNumbers();
	for _,v in ipairs(table) do
	if (v == check1) then
    	guiSetVisible(Window,false)
	showCursor(false)
    removeEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), openLockedCrate)
	--triggerServerEvent ()
    end
end
end
bindKey ( "E", "down", checkBar )

^ this works but the only problem remaining is if i spam E it will keep changing the numbers

i need the numbers to stay the same 

 

[#BrosS]

4 minutes ago, greentumbleweed said:

function checkBar(source)
    local check1 = guiScrollBarGetScrollPosition ( bar )
	local table = generateRandomGroupNumbers();
	for _,v in ipairs(table) do
	if (v == check1) then
    	guiSetVisible(Window,false)
	showCursor(false)
    removeEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), openLockedCrate)
	--triggerServerEvent ()
    end
end
end
bindKey ( "E", "down", checkBar )

^ this works but the only problem remaining is if i spam E it will keep changing the numbers

i need the numbers to stay the same 

 

use timer to avoid spamming

[greentumbleweed]

4 minutes ago, #BrosS said:

use timer to avoid spamming

I dont think thats the problem here, because im calling it with the function. So.... every time i press E the numbers will be different, i just need to grab the numbers from the table instead of calling the function. I'm just not sure how.

 

This is for a lockpicking system kind of like dying light.

 

Edited April 28, 2017 by greentumbleweed

[Fist]

33 minutes ago, greentumbleweed said:

I dont think thats the problem here, because im calling it with the function. So.... every time i press E the numbers will be different, i just need to grab the numbers from the table instead of calling the function. I'm just not sure how.

 

This is for a lockpicking system kind of like dying light.

 

Everytime you press E it will call this function generateRandomGroupNumbers() and everytime it calls it, it will delete previous numbers and get new ones. So solution for this is that you have to call it only once.

local table = generateRandomGroupNumbers()
function checkBar(source)
    local check1 = guiScrollBarGetScrollPosition ( bar )
	for _,v in ipairs(table) do
	if (v == check1) then
    	guiSetVisible(Window,false)
	showCursor(false)
    removeEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), openLockedCrate)
	--triggerServerEvent ()
    end
end
end
bindKey ( "E", "down", checkBar )

 

Edited April 28, 2017 by Fist

[greentumbleweed]

15 minutes ago, Fist said:

Everytime you press E it will call this function generateRandomGroupNumbers() and everytime it calls it, it will delete previous numbers and get new ones. So solution for this is that you have to call it only once.

local table = generateRandomGroupNumbers()
function checkBar(source)
    local check1 = guiScrollBarGetScrollPosition ( bar )
	for _,v in ipairs(table) do
	if (v == check1) then
    	guiSetVisible(Window,false)
	showCursor(false)
    removeEventHandler("onClientRender", getRootElement(), openLockedCrate)
	--triggerServerEvent ()
    end
end
end
bindKey ( "E", "down", checkBar )

 

debugscript: attempt to call global ' generateRandomGroupNumbers'(a nill value)

 

[Fist]

1 minute ago, greentumbleweed said:

debugscript: attempt to call global ' generateRandomGroupNumbers'(a nill value)

 

you have to put that generateRandomGroupNumbers function what i wrote above "local table = generateRandomNumbers()"

[greentumbleweed]

thx!!!! lol sorry for being so complicated works now