Legacy GM [SOLVED]stuff must happen if writing a word from a list into textbox

[Uberpink]

i have a text box where i can write stuff . need to have a huge list of words and if you write one of them into the textbox then some stuff happen

my code is as follows:
(create event)
text = ""

(some of the step event)
if (keyboard_check_pressed(vk_enter))
{
if text="aword" then....... //when i write "aword" then something could happen
}

(draw event)
draw_text(x,y,text);

so question is, would it be simple to make a list with words that are acceptable to write in the textbox and
once written , that word cant be used again (untill u restart game) ? never worked with tekst like that before so some tip from the pros would be nice

 

[PNelly]

You could store your trigger words in a ds_list and check for their presence inside your vk_enter block.

// create
trigger_words = ds_list_create();
// use ds_list_add(trigger_words, "word") to put your trigger words in the list

then to check

if(keyboard_check_pressed(vk_enter)){
     // see if word is present in the list
     var _index = ds_list_find_index(trigger_words, text);
     if(_index >= 0){ // index >= 0 means item is present in the list
          // do stuff ...
          // remove that word from the list to prevent reuse
          ds_list_delete(trigger_words, _index);
     }
}

 

[Uberpink]

hm looks smart, thanks, will check

 

[Uberpink]

That invicible list with words that are accepted written in the tekstbox, should or could it be an external list/file?
-where words are just put under each other like this? (will be couple of hundred words)

car
umbrella
boat
light
etc
etc

 

[Tsa05]

Of course, but in GameMaker, they'll have to exist somehow--a ds_list is a good idea.
So you could do this:

word_list = ds_list_create();
var file = file_text_open_read("fileWithWords.txt");
while(!file_text_eof(file)){
    var word = file_text_read_string(file);
    ds_list_add(word_list, word);
    file_text_readln(file);
}

If you include "fileWithWords.txt" in your game, then the code above will result in a list containing each word from the file. Once it's in a ds_list, you can easily add words, remove words, find a word at random, search for a word, and so on.

 

[Uberpink]

eksellent will try, thanks alot

 

[Uberpink]

Of course, but in GameMaker, they'll have to exist somehow--a ds_list is a good idea.
So you could do this:

word_list = ds_list_create();
var file = file_text_open_read("fileWithWords.txt");
while(!file_text_eof(file)){
    var word = file_text_read_string(file);
    ds_list_add(word_list, word);
    file_text_readln(file);
}

If you include "fileWithWords.txt" in your game, then the code above will result in a list containing each word from the file. Once it's in a ds_list, you can easily add words, remove words, find a word at random, search for a word, and so on.

i did load fileWithWords.txt into "included files" but got the errormessage: (your code going into the create event, right?)

for object obj_text_box:

File is not opened for reading.
at gml_Object_obj_text_box_CreateEvent_1 (line 9) - while(!file_text_eof(file)){

 

[Uberpink]

ok i put the tekstfile in the directory "datafiles" in my project folder then it worked

 

[Uberpink]

This works very nice: Now, I tried to copy some code i got in an earlier game into this... its some code that use sprite-numbers(spritefont), and it counts (increasing score) while you play

however it counts, but now i suddenly cant write in the tekstboks nor see the small white letters anymore, is it possible to have both? the normal small white font for writing in the tekstboks and a spritefont that counts how far uve gotten? wonder if there is some draw-crash somewhere.. using draw for both, or maybe i have to specify each font so it doesent get confused with each other or something....

code for the new graphic-font :

create event:
globalvar FONT;
FONT = font_add_sprite(gamefonts, ord("0"), 0, -7);
draw_set_color(c_white) //not sure if i need this since its sprites
draw_set_font(FONT);

then i draw the value of the score in an points-object,,, score is increased the longer u stay alive, but as described, i suddenly cant write in the little tekstboks anymore

im not good with fonts but suspect it could work if i in some way managed to isolate the new font code above to not be somewhat global (so it doesent interfere with the other small white tekst-boks font) hm

 

[Uberpink]

i have no draw_set_font() for the small tekstboks font i made in the beginning, maybe thats the problem, as i can still write in the tekstboks, i just cant see the font

 

[flyingsaucerinvasion]

i would put the words into a map

the key would be the "command"

and then the value can hold whatever actions should be taken, and what arguments need to be given with that particular command.

 

[Uberpink]

Thanks for replies, will try, also worked with draw_set_font(FONT) for the graphic/sprite font