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[Simple Syntax Question] hao i have variable in bracket? (self.perchance)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Alllo to c/perchance

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hi. nuublet here.

`let x = "PerchanceListA"

[x]`

how do i have it retrieve PerchanceListA instead of a list named x?

I bet it's something simple like some evaluateScript thing but i don't know because I'm a noob :)

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[–] VioneT 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

It should retrieve the list directly with:

// Perchance
PerchanceListA
  a
  b
  c
***
// HTML
<script>
let x = PerchanceListA
// if you want a more 'understandable code'
// let x = root.PerchanceListA // since all Perchance lists are under the 'root' variable.
// also with this, you would overwrite the value of list 'x' if you have one.
</script>
[x]

[–] Alllo 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

ty tho maybe i missexplained.

let xx = "Bright"; alert(root[xx])

in normal javascript, this would access root.Bright. (interesting about 'root'. didnt kno that)

The above is what I'm trying to do. I have the word for the name of the list on a variable. Hao access list from variable?

I have the variable xx storing the string "Bright". Hao maek alert say a list item from the list named "Bright"?

[–] VioneT 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

For example on the /minimal generator we have the list:

listnames
  animal
  adjective
  verb
  location

then on the javascript:

let x = listnames; // you can also use listnames.selectOne, if you only want it to have a single item and you have to reload the page to randomize it again.
// This would get a 'random' value from the `listnames`.
alert((y = x.selectOne) + ':' + root[y]);
// would give a random item from any of the list

[–] Alllo 1 points 3 months ago

Thank you! the root thing worked. turns out i had a capital letter where there shouldnt have been one and that's why my list wasn't being translated from the string correctly. silly and my fault and nothing about language. thanks for the help tho!

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