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Description

Description:

Selects an element from an array, same as select command for arrays, but has higher precedence

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# has higher precedence than all binary operators, but it has lower precedence than unary operators (see Example 3)

Groups:

Variables

Syntax

Syntax:

array # index

Parameters:

array: Array

index: Number

Return Value:

Anything

Examples

Example 1:

[1,2,3,4] # 2; // result is 3

Example 2:

getPosASL player # 2; // result is Z component of player's position

Example 3:

//'getPosASL' is unary; '#' and '+' are binary; precedence is: 'getPosASL' > '#' > '+' getPosASL player # 2 + 1; // equivalent to (getPosASL player # 2) + 1, not (getPosASL player)#(2+1)

Additional Information

See also:

select selectRandom selectRandomWeighted set resize reverse in find toArray toString forEach count deleteAt deleteRange append sort param params splitString joinString pushBack pushBackUnique apply

Notes

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Posted on April 25, 2018 - 00:51 (UTC)

KC Grimes

Although not alternative syntax, the below notations work as expected: ["A","B","C"] # 1; //B ["A","B","C"] #1; //B ["A","B","C"]#1; //B ["A","B",["C","D"]]#2#0; //C

Posted on May 3, 2019 - 15:41 (UTC)

7erra

Here is an example of what higher precedence means: [1,2,3,4] select 2/2; // divides 2 with 2, therefore selects second element = 2 [1,2,3,4] select (2/2); // same result with brackets [1,2,3,4] # 2/2; // selects third element, then divides by 2 = 1.5 ([1,2,3,4] # 2)/2; // same result with brackets
This operator can not be used in conjunction with the #define preprocessor.
#define SEL_ERR [0,1,2]#0 //error #define SEL_NOERR [0,1,2] select 0 //works

Posted on April 2, 2021 - 16:18 (UTC)

fett_li

Beware new-lines when using this operator. I suspect the preprocessor to fail. The following code will not compile without throwing an error: [0] # 0;