llListFindList

This kinda sucks I'm trying to find keys in a list. But I suck at lists so what am I doing wrong on this one?


list owners=["ea7516ac-7e14-4785-b117-3a4706f6292f"];

default
{
touch_start(integer total_number)
{
key detectedKey;
integer i;
for (i = 0; i < total_number; i++)
{
detectedKey = llDetectedKey(i);
if(llListFindList(owners, [detectedKey]) >= 0)
{
llOwnerSay("Bingo";
}
else
{
llOwnerSay("Nope";
}
}
}
}

I guess the problem is that you're comparing a string against a key.

list owners=["ea7516ac-7e14-4785-b117-3a4706f6292f"]; // is a string (although, it looks like a key)

llListFindList(owners, [detectedKey]); // looks for a key in your list.


either do this:

list owners=[(key)"ea7516ac-7e14-4785-b117-3a4706f6292f"];

or this:

llListFindList(owners, [(string)detectedKey]);


This only applies, if you're entering the keys manually.
If you store the keys in the list via script, you don't have to do the typecast.
e.g. list owners = [llGetOwner()];

Also, try this, looks nicer

if(llListFindList(owners, [detectedKey]) != -1)

If you are going to be using touch in your final script to determine who the person is and if they are in your list then you can forgo the use of keys and just use their names instead:

list owners =["Jesse Barnett"];

default {
    touch_start(integer i) {
        if (~llListFindList(owners,[llDetectedName(i)])) {
            //if(~ is a bit of bit wise magic which in this case reads directly as; if( etc, etc != -1)
            llOwnerSay("Bingo");
        }
        else {
            llOwnerSay("Nope");
        }
    }
}