DataBuffers and Loading MapData?

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Amon	(Posted 2012) [#1]

		Local stream:= New DataStream(DataBuffer.Load("./map1.bin"))
		Local inData:= stream.ReadInt()

		GbkgID = Int(Rnd(1, 8))
		GArrayWidth = 11
		GArrayHeight = 17
		GArrayOX = 8
		GArrayOY = 10
		GameArray = AllocateArray(GArrayWidth, GArrayHeight)
		
		For Local xi:Int = 0 Until GArrayWidth
			For Local yi:Int = 0 Until GArrayHeight
				GameArray[xi][yi] = inData
			Next
		Next

I'm trying to load data from a file in to my GameArray and having no luck with it.

The code above is my humble attempt to do so. I'm trying this on Android.

Can anyone offer some assistance?

Amon	(Posted 2012) [#2]

It keeps borking when trying to open the file, I think, as it always points to that line.

Where am I supposed to store the map file?

marksibly

(Posted 2012) [#3]

Hi,

If the map file is in data/ (which it'll have to be on Android), use:

Local stream:= New DataStream(DataBuffer.Load( "monkey://data/map1.bin" ))

There's a new 'Resource paths' doc in the next release that covers how to locate files/resources.

Amon	(Posted 2012) [#4]

Thanks! That stopped it crashing.

Amon	(Posted 2012) [#5]

I'm doing something wrong again. If I have a data file my map data saved in string format containing numbers ranging from 0-9 how would I then load that in to my array?

I've been unsuccessful so far. It doesn't work like it does in BlitzMax.

Nobuyuki

(Posted 2012) [#6]

correct me if I'm wrong but you should in most cases be able to cast a string containing a number by using the following syntax: targetType(sourceVariable)

[monkeycode]
'Example
Local parsedValue:String = "3.14"
Local myVariable:Float = float(parsedValue)
[/monkeycode]