Choose Random Number or String given a string of values

[UlisesFreitas]

Choose

How to use it

Choose from list of given string of values and return one of the randomly

How to use it

Create a new variable of the type you want Number/String then go to Functions and select Choose::RandomString or Choose::RandomNumber and set the values you want to randomize separated by commas. Done.

Extra

Check a mini tutorial: https://youtu.be/h0uLECuAwko Here the project: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ydRdbEsFX-MVKaWv6lpq7GAeWEkBQiCr

Checklist

• [x] Extension has a proper name and description.
• [x] Extension has tags (for example: "platform, brick, breakable").
• [x] All behaviors have a description.
• [x] All functions (actions, conditions, expressions) have descriptions.
• [x] I confirm that this extension can be intergrated to this GitHub repository, distributed and MIT licensed.

Extension file

Choose.zip

[Bouh]

For tracking this extension on forum: https://forum.gdevelop-app.com/t/extension-choose-random-number-string-given-a-list/34703/4

[4ian]

Nice! A good idea to have an extension like this.

I've simplified the whole implementation from this:

to this:

There was actually no need to use GDevelop variables here, JS variables are fine :) I've also updated various descriptions.

Thanks for submitting this, this will be very useful I think to have this capability.

[arthuro555]

Actually, I was reviewing this too and had already rewritten it with GDevelop events 👀

[4ian]

Ah sorry for the useless work then.. I should have said I was on it!

[UlisesFreitas]

Thank you all for taking into account.

[arthuro555]

Well, in case anyone is interested here is my events based version (number version not working for an unknown reason): game.zip

[UlisesFreitas]

Hi here the extension with my username added as the author of the extension Choose.zip

[Bouh]

Thank you @UlisesFreitas, done in https://github.com/GDevelopApp/GDevelop-extensions/commit/a4820b836b341455b4d04ab353ad6334d4d24976