How do I draw a leaderboard from my array?

Heya all.

I'm sucking at this...and need some major help ◡̈...I'm desperate.

I have a music career simulator game in the works. There are AI-controlled artists who'll randomly write songs. I have 2 arrays thus far for storing data: "ArrayAIStats" and "ArraySongRelease."

"ArrayAIStats" stores and updates information as the game progresses -- information such as the artists' names, their total number of fans, etc..

"ArraySongRelease" is choosing an AI-controlled artist at random, and based off their current number of fans, is generating a total number of plays which their new song will receive.

It's being logged as:

x(0) = artist name

x(1) = song name

x(2) = plays generated

whenever a new song is released, the array adds a new Y entry, and repeats the process.

^ all of this works great.

The issue I'm having is:

I'm trying to create a "Top Songs" layout/event sheet where I display the songs stored in "ArraySongRelease," and sort them in ranking order based off their plays (X=2).

I have 2 texts, and I'm trying to have Text1 show the name and song title, like:

Array.SongRelease.at(0, cur.Y) & " - " & Array.SongRelease.at(1, cur.Y)

and have Text2 show the total number of plays, like:

Array.SongRelease.at(2, cur.Y)

I can't seem to figure it out myself, and would love love love some help!!!

I have 2 texts, and I'm trying to have Text1 show the name and song title, like:

Array.SongRelease.at(0, cur.Y) & " - " & Array.SongRelease.at(1, cur.Y)

and have Text2 show the total number of plays, like:

Array.SongRelease.at(2, cur.Y)

I can't seem to figure it out myself, and would love love love some help!!!

There are many questions together so let's deal with this one for now:

I'm trying to have Text1 show the name and song title

This sounds like it is for a single song but you are using "Cur.Y" which is used on "Array For Loop" which it will loop through all the Y.

If you just need a single song and you know on which Y is located then you should use the Index number directly.

Example:

If it was on (Y = 1)

Array.SongRelease.at(2, 1)

Unless you are printing all the songs using "For Each Y" in that case you will use "Cur.Y" as you do now.

Thanks tarek2 for the reply!

This sounds like it is for a single song but you are using "Cur.Y" which is used on "Array For Loop" which it will loop through all the Y

Sorry, I'll condense what I'm looking for. There can be, in theory, hundreds of songs generated in "ArraySongRelease."

I want to show the top 10 on my layout, based off the value stored on X(2).

How can I go about doing this? "Array For Loop?" Is there a manual/guide somewhere where I can learn more about "Array For Loop"? ◡̈

Here's a diagram to better visualize what I'm trying to get across.

So, the upper half of the image is a visual representation of what my Array is doing. Every time a new song is generated, the array adds a new Y column, and logs the artist(X=0), song title(X=1), and plays(X=2).

The lower half of the image is what I'm trying to achieve in my layout. My diagram example stops at 4, but I want to showcase the top 10 songs based off their plays.

I wish to know how to cycle through the array, and show via text the most-played songs that have come out.

I see,

In that case, if you want to maintain the same structure without making any changes then you can use a second Array to do the sorting.

On your Picture you store the first Artist on (Y = 1) instead of (Y =0) so according to that:

Here is an example:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/c6vmd3x43o0sq2p/Array%20Sort%20Songs.c3p?dl=0

tarek2 you're flippin awesome. I copied whatcha did, threw it in my game, and the sorting works!! I'm fumbling on the text part though. I had to adjust the "create object" parameters of the the Table Grid to fit the viewport of the game. Perhaps I'm losing it, 'cause in your demo it works, but I don't see where/how the text is being binded to the table grid??

Np Glad was helpful

I'm fumbling on the text part though. I had to adjust the "create object" parameters of the the Table Grid to fit the viewport of the game. Perhaps I'm losing it, 'cause in your demo it works, but I don't see where/how the text is being binded to the table grid??

I think the issue you have could be that you didn't create the container between the two objects (Text & Table_Grid).

If you click on any of the two objects and look at the Left side editor panel, on the "Container" section you will see I link them together.

This what it does is if you:

-Create one object from the container the other objects inside the container creates automatically with it.

-Destroy one object from the container the other objects inside the container get destroyed automatically with it.

-Pick one object from the container the other objects inside the container get Picked automatically with it.

You can read more about containers here:

https://www.construct.net/en/make-games/manuals/construct-3/project-primitives/objects/containers

The Grid was just for quick testing, didn't know you want to create the grid dynamically swell, here is how I will create the Grid dynamically.

You can keep the old one though if you like it more, there is nothing wrong with it. Here I just added some extra Variables to adjust the grid easily and cut down the Actions.

New Example:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cedpv6dl1wnz1pc/Array%20Sort%20Songs2.c3p?dl=0

tarek2 wow, after years of Construct...I had absolutely no idea you could do that. What a brain bender...

Thanks for all your help; you saved the day! Arrays are kind of an intense animal for me, I was struggling with this for days. I totally appreciate the examples and help you gave!!!