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Did you know you can make your own type of variable? Well you can learn now.

Common types that are already made are : Extended, Integer, Char, String, LongInt(Integer), etc…
Using the "Type" Statement you can make your own variable type. :D Very easy. I'm going to make a new variable called "iOre".

The first type you can use is records, records hold 2 + different variable types in one.
This is a Rs example, this can be used for holding a rock's color, tolerance, and uptext.

type //type statement. 
  iOre = record //record.
    Color : Integer; //2 + variables. 
    Tol : Integer;
    UpTxt : String;
end;

We declared a new variable that holds 3 things. Now we use this new variable we made!

var
  Rock : iOre;

procedure LoadValues;
begin
  Rock.Color := 8684676; //Yes you do Variable.(dot) [and what the record was holding]
  Rock.Tol   := 5;
  Rock.UpTxt := 'Tin';
end;

Put together.

program Example;

type //type statement.
  iOre = record //record.
    Color : Integer; //2 + variables.
    Tol : Integer;
    UpTxt : String;
end;

var
  Rock : iOre;
  
procedure LoadValues;
begin
  Rock.Color := 8684676;
  Rock.Tol   := 5;
  Rock.UpTxt := 'Tin';
end;

begin
  LoadValues;
end.

Understand that this is part of how the player array works! Except after they use this variable with an array.

Break down.

program HoldPlayers;

type
  User = record  //record
    Integer1 : Integer;  //hold's user's number
    Blah : Integer;      //other random number value
    Yes : Boolean;      //some true false thing
   
//^just some random variables.. 


end;

var
  Players : array[0..2] of User; //array of the user! They set the array with HowManyPlayers though.


begin
  Players[0].Integer := 2;  //Looks familiar?
  Players[1].Blah := 3;
  Players[2].Yes := True;
  
end.

If you don't understand something still please ask!

Nice tutorial :)

wow thanks! thats a very helpful tut!

it's a pretty good tut. i learned something with the new variable types like that and stuff. I already knew about arrays, but for people that don't, that part of tutorial could be a little confusing. maybe if you made examples, player arrays that people use in scripts maybe? I just think that somebody new to arrays would get lost in that section, maybe I'm wrong though. pretty good tut though.

great i get how to make a spontaneous variable now :)

From: TheGodfather
great i get how to make a spontaneous variable now :)

heh, not exactly spontaneous. :D

It's good for specific uses, for example Players

{ type TUser;
  Description: The User Record. }
type
  TUser = record
    Name: string; // * User Name
    Pass: string; // * User Pass
    Nick: string; // * Screen Name for random detection
    Active: Boolean; // * Set to True if Ok, False if Lost.
    Loc: string; // * User Location
    Skill: string; // * User Action to Perform
    Level: array[0..21] of word;
      // * Levels of all skills. SetIn GetPlayerLevels.
    Ore: string; // * test
    WaitTime: Integer; // * Wait Time for Each User, Good for Autofighters
    Fight: Boolean; // * If we want the Char to randomly fight
    Worked: Integer; // * Time User has worked
    Banked: Integer; // * Number of Banks User has done
    Killed: Integer; // * Number of Kills User has made
    Boolean1: Boolean; // * For reports, etc.
    Boolean2: Boolean; // * For reports, etc.
    Boolean3: Boolean; // * For reports, etc.
    Integer1: Integer; // * For reports, etc.
    Integer2: Integer; // * For reports, etc.
    Integer3: Integer; // * For reports, etc.
    Integer4: Integer; // * For reports, etc.
    String1: string; // * For reports, etc.
    String2: string; // * For reports, etc.
    String3: string; // * For reports, etc.
    Extended1: Extended; // * For reports, etc.
    Extended2: Extended; // * For reports, etc.
    Extended3: Extended; // * For reports, etc.
  end;

the mose long ass useful list i've ever seen. :]]

TYVM, helped me mucho. +rep