Function returns FALSE when it shouldn't

integer check_name( string this_name )
{
    integer test = llListFindList( names, [this_name] );
    if ( test == -1 ) { return( FALSE );}
    return(TRUE);
}

So I'm using this little function to test if a particular name is found on a list of avatar names in my script. The problem in my tests is that it seems to always be returning FALSE. Does anyone see a problem in the function itself? Am I misunderstanding llListFindList?

woot! found it. problem was in what I was passing to the function.

im haveing troble with a large prject im haveing the problem relats to typecasting im told so ill ask you all who are talking about it:


im trying to make a script say something like money = 40

then have a second script pick up that info by listening for money = and then adding in the missing value by detecting the first word (money =)

so....

script one: "money = 40"

script two: (listens for "money =" )
hears *money =* 40
adds 40 into integer money (defined by *money =*)

this btw sheds off the money= part of the string, and spits out the integer alone, just add integer += output (instead of llSay)

string input = "money=40";

default
{
    touch_start(integer total_number)
    {
        if (llGetSubString(input,0,4) == "money")
        {
            integer output = llList2Integer(llParseString2List(input,["="],[]),1);
            llSay(0,(string)output);
        }
    }
} 
}

alternately...

if ( llGetSubString(input, 0, 5) == "money=" )
{
    integer output = (integer)llGetSubString(input, 6, -1);
...
...

Glad to see you found the problem.

I'd suggest tidying up the code a bit, you've got a bunch of unnecessary tests and variables, and your code is equivalent to:

integer check_name(string this_name)
{
    return llListFindList(names, [this_name]) != -1;
}