[Solved] ds_list_shuffle argument 1 incorrect type (2) expecting a Number (YYGI32)

[Christian Krupa]

Hi all,

my first post here, stuck on a strange error that I can't google my way out of

randomize() // make random events truly random

deck = global.ingredient_deck; //assign the set deck to the variable deck
decksize = array_height_2d(deck); // get the size of the starting set deck
shuffle_deck=ds_list_create(); // create a list to hold the deck in order to shuffle it

// fill the list with values to represent the indexes in the set deck
for (i=0;i<decksize;i++){

shuffle_deck = i
show_debug_message(shuffle_deck);
}

// shuffle that list
ds_list_shuffle(shuffle_deck);




spice_bag = ds_stack_create(); // create a stack to load the shuffled values into

for (i=0;i<decksize;i++){

spice_bag = shuffle_deck;
}


I'm getting an error on the ds_list_shuffle function as follows

ds_list_shuffle argument 1 incorrect type (2) expecting a Number (YYGI32)
at gml_Object_obj_bag_CreateEvent_1 (line 15) - ds_list_shuffle(shuffle_deck);


The rest of the code seems to work and even transfers the ds_list into the ds_stack,

sorry if this is a silly newb thing,

thanks


Chris

 

[Homunculus]

By using shuffle_deck = i you are replacing the list with a numeric value, not inserting i into the list. It should be ds_list_add(shuffle_deck,i) . Same thing with the stack, but there you need to the the value out of the list too, no assign the list directly!

Look at how it all works in the manual

 

[Christian Krupa]

Thanks Catan, was just coming to this conclusion, I had been assuming I could handle lists and other ds as simple arrays, back to the manual!

cheers

Chris