simple help?

[Jouki]

I'm not pro with that but I guess the problem is variable s is only string not the object. I hope it's clear what is meant by that

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function lever1()
	for i=1,15,1 do
	s = "spike_" .. i
		if s ~= "spike_2" or s ~= "spike_3" or s ~= "spike_6" then
			s.controller:activate()
			print(s)
		end
	end
	timer_18.timer:enable()
end

[JohnWordsworth]

In your case, "s" is just a simple string. You can only use the

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entityName.component:method() 

trick where "entityName" is not a variable defined within your script and is an entity defined in the game world. In your code, "s" is a variable that you have defined and so typing "s.controller" simply tries to look for the property "controller" on the local object "s" (which is just a string).

What you want to do is something like this...

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local entityName = "spike_" .. i

if entityName ~= "spike_2" or entityName ~= "spike_3" or entityName ~= "spike_6" then
  local entity = findEntity(entityName) 
  entity.controller:activate() 
  print(entity.id)
end

[Blichew]

:EDIT: haha, John got to it first

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s= "spike_"..i

creates a string variable. You probably have to make an entity of it:

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s = findEntity("spike_"..i)

Then, inside IF clause you want to check .id of that entity, not the entity itself,so go with that:

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if s.id ~= "spike_2"

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function lever1()
   for i = 1,15,1 do
   s = findEntity("spike_"..i)
      if s.id ~= "spike_2" or s ~= "spike_3" or s ~= "spike_6" then
         s.controller:activate()
         print(s.id)
      end
   end
   timer_18.timer:enable()
end

[Jouki]

haha I've just figured out how todo that too, maybe I should try something before I ask have already another problem, ~= is not working how I though it should works.

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function lever1()
	for i=1,15,1 do
	s = findEntity("spike_" .. i)
		if not s == spike_2 or not s == spike_3 or not s == spike_6 then
			s.controller:activate()
		end
	end
	timer_18.timer:enable()
end

edit: I'm gonna try your solutions I believe there's a problem with "s.id" gimme a sec

[Blichew]

haha I've just figured out how todo that too, maybe I should try something before I ask have already another problem, ~= is not working how I though it should works.

Elaborate please, I'm extremely bored at work

[Jouki]

haha I've just figured out how todo that too, maybe I should try something before I ask have already another problem, ~= is not working how I though it should works.

Elaborate please, I'm extremely bored at work

ok so entities working but condition not, I think I tried all combinations with "", without, with ~=, with not, but nothing seems to work

edit: hmmm, the problem is in "or"

edit2: jeeez I'm idiot xD I forgot write .id to the rest of spikes and idk how but "and" condition works properly

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function lever1()
   for i = 1,15,1 do
   s = findEntity("spike_" .. i)
      if s.id ~= "spike_2" and s.id ~= "spike_3" and s.id ~= "spike_6" then
         s.controller:activate()
         --print(s.id)
      end
   end
   timer_18.timer:enable()
end

edit3: oh now I get it, it's negative of condition so I have to negate the clauses

[Jouki]

guys can someone write me the syntax of setting the lever state? I've got oly errors or crashes

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lever:setState(deactivate)

I think I tried everything with or w/o component but nothing seems to work I'm sure I'm missing something

[jxjxjf]

Pass the state as a string. Either "activated" or "deactivated" like:

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lever.lever:setState("deactivated")

[Jouki]

Pass the state as a string. Either "activated" or "deactivated" like:

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lever.lever:setState("deactivated")

Thanks I had to figure out like this:

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if lever.lever:isActive() == true then lever.lever:toggle() end

[NutJob]

isActivated(), not isActive()