Can I copy objects? Or how to do multiplayer

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   I’ve got  a question about copying objects as if they were variables.

I’m making a turn based card game with 4 players (hotseat game). Each player is represented as an Object with a number of attributes (CardsInHand, Score etc.). 

When Events happen in the game I need to update one of the players attributes depending on whose turn it is.  So something like this

Player1
Player2
Player3
Player4

<turn 1>
CurrentPlayer = Player1

<then play the turn>
Add 1 to CurrentPlayer score
Add a card to the CurrentPlayer hand
Etc.

<turn 2>
CurrentPlayer = Player2

What’s the best way to accomplish this while keeping the code as simple as possible?

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Dru 839 Rep 1 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dru Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Can I copy objects? Or how to do multiplayer Posted: 19 Jul 2012 at 12:02am
	I’ve got a question about copying objects as if they were variables. I’m making a turn based card game with 4 players (hotseat game). Each player is represented as an Object with a number of attributes (CardsInHand, Score etc.). When Events happen in the game I need to update one of the players attributes depending on whose turn it is. So something like this Player1 Player2 Player3 Player4 <turn 1> CurrentPlayer = Player1 <then play the turn> Add 1 to CurrentPlayer score Add a card to the CurrentPlayer hand Etc. <turn 2> CurrentPlayer = Player2 What’s the best way to accomplish this while keeping the code as simple as possible?

ramones 9,252 Rep 6 8 35	Post Options Post Reply Quote ramones Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jul 2012 at 12:33am
	Give the Player object an instance var called 'playerNumber' and set it to 1, 2, 3, 4 on each of your players. Have a global var called 'currentPlayer'. And then you simply do: Player: playerNumber = currentPlayer Player: Add 1 to score

Dru 839 Rep 1 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dru Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jul 2012 at 1:04am
	Ah thanks ramones that looks to work fine.