[Solved]Data storing methods

Hi, I need some help here.
I'm making a plugin that uses 3 variables per key, and I saw some plugins using it
Example :

beatcomet: 25,5,1

As you can see the key beatcomet has 3 values. how can I make a file that will allow me to store 3 values per key?

 

offtopic: Ca you helpmme with the damage system
ontopic: Split with slash?

 

I think I can help you
on topic : The problem is that I need to store and read data without using predefiend values.

 

Im not very familiar with java, but in visual basic you would
load file
file.split(/)
value1 = array(1)
value2 = array(2)
value3 = array(3)
loop for i in array
file = file + "/" + i

 

Don't think it's possible. Best solution would probably be to make 3 different maps to store the 3 values

 

PHP:

String a = "health:15:4:5"

String b[] = a.split(":");

String health1 = b[1];
String health2 = b[2];
String health3 = b[3];

System.out.println("Health values: " + health1 + ", " + health2 + ", " + health3 + ".");


Above code will output in:

Code:

Health values: 15, 4, 5

Data saving and reading is up to you. Good luck!

 

Use Bukkits build-in configuration system.

Load the config with

Code:

Configuration config = this.getConfiguration();
config.load();

And read the list with getList, getIntList, getStringList, whatever you need.

 

Haha.

Code:

List<Integer> beatcomet = config.getIntList("beatcomet", new ArrayList<Integer>());
// iterate through each item in the list
int index = 0;
for (int i : beatcomet) {
  System.out.println("index " + index + " is " + i);
  index++;
 }
// fetch each value in a static fashion
int key1 = beatcomet.get(0);
int key2 = beatcomet.get(1);
int key3 = beatcomet.get(2);

If you know the order of the items in the list (ie it's not editable by players/server admins), static access should be fine. If you have some random values that will be there and you're using them to manipulate data (in no particular order), iterate through the keys with a for loop.

edit: wrap the int list in the .yml (or whatever storage type) with [], to indicate to the parser that it's a list.

 

What about doing something like this :

Code:java

 
//lets assume that I have imported every thing needed and defined the config file and every thing
 
//setting the code in the data file
publc void setCode(String code, int id, int amount, int uses){
String last = id+","+amount+","+uses;
config.setProperty(code, last);
config.save();
}
//reading the code
 
config.getProperty(code);
String a[] = config.getProperty(code).split(",");
int id = Integer.parseInt(a[0]);
int amount =Integer.parseInt(a[1]);
int uses = Integer.parseInt(a[2]);
 

can I do something like this ?

 

Yes, that should work. getIntList() already does that, and is type safe and won't throw problems at you for a null pointer. Only thing I'd do different in that is make sure that the returned property (or split string) has a length of 3, so you don't get ArrayIndexOutOfBounds.

Good solution, though. :o

 

How can I check it ?
Will this one work :

Code:java

 
if(a.length == 3){
//get integers
}
else{
player.sendMessage("Error");
 

Thanks that is what I wante to hear. I am really glad you helped me
You brought me one step closer towards finishing my CR plugin recode xD

 

Where 'a' is the object array which contains the split string, yes. Don't manipulate any portion of the array (even a[0]) unless you've checked it for length.

Good luck!

 

Thanks