llListFindList Problem

list find = (list) llDetectedOwner(0);
    integer test = llListFindList(players, find);
    if ( test == (-1) )
    {
        llSay(0, "You must purchase a Suit from the vendor to enter this area. Thankyou.");
        llSetTimerEvent(1);
    }
    else
    {
        llSetStatus(STATUS_PHANTOM, TRUE);
        llSetTimerEvent(2);
    }

I'm having trouble with this, it always returns test == -1 . What am I doing wrong?

This is in a collision event with llCollisionFilter(), which doesn't seem to work either.

Casting a variable as a list never seems to work.

try:

list find = [llDetectedOwner(0)];

which places the key into a list.

hmm, still doesn't seem to be working. I am passing new list information via llSay() with a listen event as follows;

l

isten(integer channel, string name, key id, string message)
    {
        if ( (integer) channel == ##### && (string) name == "LLLLLLLL" )
        {
            players += [message];
        }
    }

(Sorry, the channel and name are private. )

Could this be a problem?

You're probably brushing up against list's type-specific functionality. This double-edged sword often confuses people when searching using llListFindList, and extracting via the llList2* functions.

If you inputted the value as a string, dont expect to find it using llListFindList and a key. Keep in mind that the 'message' variable is a string, and the return type of llDetectedOwner is a key. Try casting 'message' to a key before adding it to your list.
==Chris

Found a simpler way, thanks for the help anyway.

Actually it is proven that using

 players = players + [message];

is actually faster than the += method. Just trying to make your code faster.

Where is the evidence for this statement
==Chris

Chris,

It's in the "speed" portion of the style guide in the wiki. It's one user's (alleged) test. I am not sure that the mechanics of the test were accurate though... Either way, I doubt it would make a huge difference unless you're doing huge for loops and populating a rather large list.

Personally, half the time I use ++i and half the time I use i++ (during increments) but I almost invariably use += for additions.

As for the original problem, I'd be willing to bet my fortune it has something to do with list typing.

--Jack Lambert