Avoiding repeating if/else on link_message

I have a script with multiple states that all need to listen for link_messages. These link messages instruct the script to switch states. I'd like to avoid duplicating my if/else tree for different link_message commands in each state. Is there any way to accomplish this using a gobal function?

integer a;
integer b;
integer blah;
string UselessExampleVariable = "Hiya! I suck!";

GlobalFunction1(integer WooHoo)
{
    llSay(0,(string)WooHoo);
}
integer GlobalFunction2(string message)
{
    if(TRUE)
    {
        state one;
    }
    else
    {
        state two;
    }
}

state default
{
    CODE HERE
}
state one
....

I have NO clue if state changes works like that, but that's how you do global functions.

(And that code is untested. I just wrote it up here in the editor.)

State changes within global functions are a no-no. There is a hack written up on the Wiki, but I would not suggest using it, since future versions of the script engine might break such scripts.

The reason for not allowing state changes in a global function is probably related to stack unwinding.

- Ace

Ya, that was my problem... can't do a state change within a global function... Is there any way short of simply duplicating the if/else in every state?

do you mean like this?

commandNexus(message)
{
    if ( message == "stop" )
    {
        state default;
    }
    else
    {
        state active;
    }
}

default
{
    state_entry()
    {

    }

    link_message(integer sender_num, integer num, string message, key id)
    {
          commandNexus(message); 
    }
}

active
{
    state_entry()
    {

    }

    link_message(integer sender_num, integer num, string message, key id)
    {
          commandNexus(message); 
    }
}

You can't change state from within a global function...

I havn't tested it and it may add too much delay, but you could store the state to jump to in a global variable, then jump to a transition state which had all the ifs n elses and jumped.

string jumpto;

default
{
   listen(integer chan, string name, key id, string mes)
   {
      jumpto = mes;
      state transition;
   }
}

state transition
{
   state_entry()
   {
      if (jumpto = "one") state one;
      else if (jumpto = "two") state two;
   }
}
// etc...

Errrr... cant you just use a variable for the state name?

state randomstate
{
   ...
   linkmessage( ... )
   {
       list arguments = llParseStringKeepNulls( sMessage, ["-=-"], [] );
       string Command = llList2String( arguments, 0 );

       if( Command == "CHANGESTATE" )
       {
            state llList2String( arguments, 1 );
       }
   }
}

Edit: by the way, note that my post does not imply endorsement of using states.

Nope, you can't. Would be VERY good if you could tho. would save alot of IF/ELSEs for some games I have which have around 10 states in some scripts.

For some reason if you want to change states in a global function the state needs to be in an if statement.

if(number = 1)
{
state fly;
}
else if(TRUE)
{
state sink;
}

Just use if(TRUE).
Its really strange.