Hi,

It seems I can't remember how to add items to a listbox that stacks together. So, for each Herb I add to the listbox, it gets added together. It's for a game. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Listbox1.AddItem("Parsley")

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That only adds an item to the listbox. It'll just keep putting it in the listbox and not stack it.

Like this:

Herb 3

Not like this:
Herb
Herb
Herb

Hope that explains my problem further. =)

Is this like an RPG inventory?

If so I would recommend against using the listbox to store the inventory.

I would recommend using an structured array Inventory(), with two properties:

Inventory().ItemId
Inventory().Quantity

And if you really want a listbox as part of your GUI, then construct it from your inventory array:

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I ain't pushing no moon buttons.

Hi. =)

Using the listbox isn't recommended? Why's that? Is it limited on what it can do?

Yeah, I'm working on a RPG. Very very simple one.

I'm gonna try this out. Is there any other method though?


Thank you very much for your help! <3

The reason why it is not recommended is because of the way it is structured. Like you said, it is rather limited.

Like Jasmine said, a structured array, or even just a plain 2D array would do much better. People do not like using this because there is logic required when drawing. In the end, it looks hundreds of times better than a list box and you have full control over it.

A listbox in a game doesn't work that nice. Come to think about it... No Windows GUI looks nice in games :S

Textboxes, listboxes, checkboxes, menu's, etc. all of that looks hideous in a game.

Thanks for clearing that up Zappy.

Now if only the code could make sense to me. o.o


Thanks again!