item list - show number of items per entry

[blurymind]

So I am using a list file to store my items. The problem is that items get listed more than once
-potion
-potion
-potion

and what I want is for an item to get listed once and appended to it to have the number of items of its type

-potion x 3

is this possible to do with two list files? (one for the storing of them and another for the visual representation)

How? Is there an example somewhere out there?
I am not sure of the syntax to do this. I am guessing that I need to use a fastloop somehow to go through the storage list item

[casleziro]

just use the list for keeping track of your items, and then loop through it to check how many of a certain item there is and display that amount using a string: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7mpawvwjfx...0list.mfa?dl=0

I made it so that you can use it for finding whatever you want, just refrain from including lines like "potion 2" in the list since a limitation of the find$ function is that it doesn't pay any heed to whether or not what you're searching for is part of another word/sentence. You can get around this using some more loop trickery if you really wanted, although it might be a bit hard to grasp: http://community.clickteam.com/threads/90110-search-for-string-in-string?p=649846&highlight=#post649846

EDIT: If your intention was to use another list object for visual representation, take the amount my example gives you and then just add a line to your visual list in the same way I display the amount with another string

[blurymind]

casleziro> Once again you have solved another stumbling rock for me. Thank you so much

[blurymind]

btw I have to run a loop to check the number of each individual item type I have , right?

[casleziro]

Every time you want to search for a new item type you mean? Yes. Just make sure you set the string before running the find loop or it won't return anything.

[blurymind]

can you help me do this with two list objects instead of a list and a counter. it doesnt work for some reason.

more precisely - how do you update the item count when its not on start of frame (update with a fast loop) ?

When I update - it adds more to the value when it shouldnt.
Or it doesnt update the value at all.

I must be doing something wrong when checking if the value is correct before trying to update it. Perhaps the way I am checking is wrong - perhaps its the timing. I'm not sure

[blurymind]

I am way over my head with this. How the hell do you do it if its not on start of frame?

It keeps adding more and more on each update when i try to do it with a loop

[blurymind]

Edit- Ok I got it to work finally.

After much overcomplication, I came to the conclusion to simply separate where I store the number of items and where I store the count for each loop. This took care of most issues.

[blurymind]

Update to the situation - Now I got stuck on the problem of deleting a line from the storage item list when selecting and using it in the the HUD item list !
I can extract the string of the name

Now the question is how do I find an item in a list by name and delete it one time?