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Luki1412: Added link to Timers/DataTimers

2025-11-15T14:29:44Z

Added link to Timers/DataTimers

Joinedsenses: Update highlighting

2020-03-29T23:58:26Z

Update highlighting

DJ Tsunami: /* WritePackCell */

2020-03-23T14:04:52Z

‎WritePackCell

Xerox8521: /* Creating a DataPack */

2015-08-14T03:00:27Z

‎Creating a DataPack

Xerox8521: /* Example of using a DataPack */

2015-08-14T03:00:11Z

‎Example of using a DataPack

Xerox8521: Updated to 1.7 Syntax

2015-08-14T02:22:39Z

Updated to 1.7 Syntax

Xerox8521: Updated to 1.7 Syntax

2015-08-14T02:18:59Z

Updated to 1.7 Syntax

Xerox8521: Updated to 1.7 Syntax

2015-08-14T02:18:10Z

Updated to 1.7 Syntax

Netzapper: /* Example of using a DataPack */

2010-09-15T17:49:35Z

‎Example of using a DataPack

Netzapper at 17:48, 15 September 2010

2010-09-15T17:48:04Z

@@ Line 90: / Line 90: @@
 <sourcepawn>CloseHandle(dataPackHandle);
 </sourcepawn>
 [[Category:SourceMod Scripting]]

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 =Example of using a DataPack=
 Syntax:
-<pawn>
+<sourcepawn>
 //writing
 DataPack pack = new DataPack();
@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 char buffer[1024];
 pack.ReadString(buffer, 1024);
-</pawn>
+</sourcepawn>
 =Creating a DataPack=
 Creating a DataPack is very simple; all you need is a Handle to write to.
-<pawn>Datapack dataPackHandle = new DataPack();</pawn>
+<sourcepawn>Datapack dataPackHandle = new DataPack();</sourcepawn>
 For more information on using Handles, see [[Handle API (SourceMod)]].
@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 ==WritePackCell==
 Syntax:
-<pawn>native void WritePackCell(Handle pack, any cell);
+<sourcepawn>native void WritePackCell(Handle pack, any cell);
-</pawn>
+</sourcepawn>
 ==WritePackFloat==
@@ Line 34: / Line 34: @@
 Syntax:
-<pawn>native void WritePackFloat(Handle pack, float val);
+<sourcepawn>native void WritePackFloat(Handle pack, float val);
-</pawn>
+</sourcepawn>
 ==WritePackString==
@@ Line 41: / Line 41: @@
 Syntax:
-<pawn>native void WritePackString(Handle pack, const char[] str);
+<sourcepawn>native void WritePackString(Handle pack, const char[] str);
-</pawn>
+</sourcepawn>
 ==ReadPackCell==
 Syntax:
-<pawn>native any ReadPackCell(Handle pack);
+<sourcepawn>native any ReadPackCell(Handle pack);
-</pawn>
+</sourcepawn>
 ==ReadPackFloat==
@@ Line 53: / Line 53: @@
 Syntax:
-<pawn>native float ReadPackFloat(Handle pack);
+<sourcepawn>native float ReadPackFloat(Handle pack);
-</pawn>
+</sourcepawn>
 ==ReadPackString==
@@ Line 60: / Line 60: @@
 Syntax:
-<pawn>native void ReadPackString(Handle pack, char[] buffer, maxlen);
+<sourcepawn>native void ReadPackString(Handle pack, char[] buffer, maxlen);
-</pawn>
+</sourcepawn>
 ==ResetPack==
@@ Line 67: / Line 67: @@
 Syntax:
-<pawn>native void ResetPack(Handle pack, bool clear=false);
+<sourcepawn>native void ResetPack(Handle pack, bool clear=false);
-</pawn>
+</sourcepawn>
 ==GetPackPosition==
@@ Line 74: / Line 74: @@
 Syntax:
-<pawn>native int GetPackPosition(Handle pack);
+<sourcepawn>native int GetPackPosition(Handle pack);
-</pawn>
+</sourcepawn>
 ==SetPackPosition==
@@ Line 81: / Line 81: @@
 Syntax:
-<pawn>native void SetPackPosition(Handle pack, int position);
+<sourcepawn>native void SetPackPosition(Handle pack, int position);
-</pawn>
+</sourcepawn>
 =Disposing of a DataPack=
@@ Line 88: / Line 88: @@
 Example:
-<pawn>CloseHandle(dataPackHandle);
+<sourcepawn>CloseHandle(dataPackHandle);
-</pawn>
+</sourcepawn>
 [[Category:SourceMod Scripting]]

@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 ==WritePackCell==
 Syntax:
-<pawn>native void WritePackCell(Handle pack, int cell);
+<pawn>native void WritePackCell(Handle pack, any cell);
 </pawn>

@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 =Creating a DataPack=
 Creating a DataPack is very simple; all you need is a Handle to write to.
-<pawn>Datapack dataPackHandle = CreateDataPack();</pawn>
+<pawn>Datapack dataPackHandle = new DataPack();</pawn>
 For more information on using Handles, see [[Handle API (SourceMod)]].

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 <pawn>
 //writing
-DataPack pack = CreateDataPack();
+DataPack pack = new DataPack();
 pack.WriteCell(23);
 pack.WriteString("I'm a little teapot.");

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 <pawn>
 //writing
-new Handle:pack = CreateDataPack()
+DataPack pack = CreateDataPack();
-WritePackCell(pack, 23)
+pack.WriteCell(23);
-WritePackString(pack, "I'm a little teapot.")
+pack.WriteString("I'm a little teapot.");
 //reading
-ResetPack(pack) //resets the index to the beginning, necessary for read.
+pack.Reset(); //resets the index to the beginning, necessary for read.
-new cellValue = ReadPackCell(pack)
+int cellValue = pack.ReadCell();
-new buffer[1024]
+char buffer[1024];
-ReadPackString(pack, buffer, 1024)
+pack.ReadString(buffer, 1024);
 </pawn>

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:48, 15 September 2010
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	DataPacks are a way to store and move around various types of data in [[:Category:SourceMod Scripting\|SourceMod Scripting]]. Since some things are not possible in SourcePawn, such as a function consuming a String, DataPacks help us get these Strings and other items where they need to go.		DataPacks are a way to store and move around various types of data in [[:Category:SourceMod Scripting\|SourceMod Scripting]]. Since some things are not possible in SourcePawn, such as a function consuming a String, DataPacks help us get these Strings and other items where they need to go.
		+
		+	=Example of using a DataPack=
		+	Syntax:
		+	<pawn>
		+	//writing
		+	new Handle:pack = CreateDataPack()
		+	WritePackCell(pack, 23)
		+	WritePackString(pack, "I'm a little teapot.")
		+	ResetPack(pack) //resets the index to the beginning
		+
		+	//reading
		+	new cellValue = ReadPackCell(pack)
		+	new buffer[1024]
		+	ReadPackString(pack, buffer, 1024)
		+	</pawn>

	=Creating a DataPack=		=Creating a DataPack=