switch for numerical values?

[gmg]

I want to have a macro that prints something depending on 1d100 result. For example let's say that I have a table of the form:

01-20: A
21-50: B
51-60: C
61-90: D
91-00: E

What is the most efficient way to program this? First I guessed that SWITCH could be used, but my understanding is that it only works with strings. Can I avoid nested ifs?

[Full Bleed]

I want to have a macro that prints something depending on 1d100 result. For example let's say that I have a table of the form:

01-20: A
21-50: B
51-60: C
61-90: D
91-00: E

What is the most efficient way to program this? First I guessed that SWITCH could be used, but my understanding is that it only works with strings. Can I avoid nested ifs?

Why not use an actual table to store the data?

http://lmwcs.com/rptools/wiki/Introduction_to_Tables


Then you have a whole host of functions to work with: http://lmwcs.com/rptools/wiki/Category:Table_Function

[gmg]

Oh, I didn't know about tables :/

Thanks for that

[aliasmask]

Here's another non-table method.

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<!-- use highest to demark breaks. -->
[H: indexes = "20,50,60,90,100"]
[H: values = "A,B,C,D,E"]

[H: roll = 1d100]
[H: result = 0]

[H, foreach(index,indexes), code: {
   [H, if(roll > index): result = result + 1]
}]

[H: finalValue = listGet(values,result)]

[Full Bleed]

Oh, I didn't know about tables :/

Thanks for that

NP.

Glad you jumped in to get the info. The stuff MT can do and people don't know about is staggering.