Comparing a list of keys to UUID

[CampSoup1988]

Ok, i am trying to compare a list of keys and trying to match the person clicking on the object to someone on the list

 

 

key dk;
list UserList;

//stuff happens

dk = llDetectedKey(0);

if(llListFindList(UserList,(list)dk) >= 0){
    //stuff happens if user is on the list
}

 

Even though the UUID of the person is clicking, the llListFindList reports -1

 

Can someone help me?

 

Thank you,

CampSoup1988

[Void Singer]

if the list of keys is hard coded into the script, then they will be of type STRING, and you'll need to convert the detected key to a string before testing it, like [(string)llDetectedKey( x )], or alternatively, you can run list replace on the string at start up, reading each value, converting it to key and replacing the oringinal

if you are building the key list from an outside source, use [(key)text_key_goes_here] instead of (list)((key)text_key_goes_here) to add them to the list, and then check for them with [key_to_match] instead of (list)key_to_match

 

why do it that way? because there's a bug in the LSO parse routine that will ignore the key typing for lists so it's better to use the list constructor [] instead of the list cast (list).... there'a a jira on this somewhere by strife

[CampSoup1988]

Ok, ill give that a try, the keys are read from a notecard, then read into a list

[Void Singer]

I made an assumption above that may not have been clear, so I corrected it...

when reading UUIDs from an outside text source, you first have to cast them to key before using the list constructor to add them to the list... I think [(key)text] is enough, but if not you may want to assign the text to a variable declared as a key type, and then use the list constructor on that... eg

key vKeyTmp = incomming_text;
vLstMyList += [vKeyTmp];

[CampSoup1988]

Ah, I was trying to cast it as a key wrong, I think.  I had previously tried (key)[data] before coming to the forum.  I shall give that a try