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Hi all

Just a small little project I set myself. I have tried to make a space invaders game without using the word If in the code. (The game title doesn't count)

I have cheated on 1 or 2 steps and used a switch case statement but this was when I couldn't find an alternative.

So an example would be an actor that has 3 hit points and when they run out it's destroyed. I did not know an alternative to

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if(hp <=0)
  destroyactor;


other than

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switch(hp)
{
case 0: destroyactor; break;
}


****UPDATE - Changed the switch case statements to use a for loop like in SuperSonics example. Also fixed some tiny bugs that I found. BOY I HATE THOSE BUGS

Try making an int in global code like this:

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int i;

Then on your actor's draw code, put this:

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for(i = hp; i < 1; i++)
{
    destroyactor;
}

That's a good solution SS.

Thanks^^

I like it

I will make the changes when I get the chance

You should realized that just because you're not using the word's "if" in your script does not mean you're doing anything better.

it's not the if that takes a lot of computing but the condition check and there's usually no way to avoid this!

Using a for loop or a switch case is actually a worst practice than using if, as they all do a condition check, but the for and switch try to do more than it should!

i thought switch was more efficient than if?

Not if you're just checking for one state

I would have thought the for loop SS exampled would be just as efficient because the for loop would be ignored until the condition was true.

Don't worry GAG I didn't think this was the best solution for a space invaders game . I know exactly where to put the if's to make everything better.
The reason I did this was due to something I read in one of the If Haters threads. I can't remember who said it but they said while at college their teacher gave them a project to rewrite some code without using if's .
I thought that would be a nice challenge to test what I have learned so far.

foleyjo wrote:I like it

I will make the changes when I get the chance

Awsome. Glad I could help

nice remake!