Game::commandLine = ParseCommandLine(argc, argv);

[APEXnow]

Hi all,

Apologies if this is a fairly straigtforward question, but can someone explain to me how the ParseCommandLine function works?  I can see the -devmode parameter and I also wanted to add other parameters, including the -map parameter, but when I try to provide a value for the -map parameter, I can't seem to yield it using the standard commandLine[] method.

Basically, I need to know the correct format of the command line that has the key "-map" and the name of the map to use.

Is it "-map:mapname" or "-map mapname" or "-map=mapname" etc.?

Thank you.

Paul.

[EDIT] I know this can be done simply by interpreting the string myself, but why rewrite code that has already been done for me?

[Josh]

Let's consider this command line:

+map "Maps/level1.map" -fullscreen

If you have a word that starts with +, it takes the next parameter as the value:
+map "Maps/level1.map"

Values can be strings, numbers, or booleans.

If you have a word that starts with - it just sets the value to true:
-fullscreen

So in the returned table, the value "map" would be "Maps/level1.map" and the value "fullscreen" would be true.

[APEXnow]

Thank you so much Josh, it all makes sense now.  Much appreciated for the quick response.

Paul.