Set (text variable) to random (text) or (text) block

Hopscotch Language Evolution
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A feature I’d like to see in Hopscotch is:

Set (text variable) to random (text) or (text) or (text) or… block

I’d use it for this type of project:

Any project where I want to set a text variable to a random word. Personally, I’d use it to make the code for my Character Generator project simpler.

Here are some examples of Hopscotch code that could be improved if we had this:

I’m not sure.

Here is an example design I’ve made:

Basically it would be the same as the Set (variable) to random (number) to (number) block except instead of random (number) to (number) it would be random (text) or (text). (Actually, an “or” random block would be helpful for numbers too.)

I’ve seen something similar in another programming languages, it looks like this:

I haven’t seen something similar in other programming languages because I don’t use other programming languages.

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why not use check if else?

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Wdym?

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you can use check if else blocks to do this (typing out how)

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when game starts {
  set variable OHYEAH to random 1 to 6 
  if OHYEAH = 1 {
    OHYEAH = Oh no
} else if OHYEAH = 2 {
    OHYEAH = Oh maybe
} else if OHYEAH = 3 {
    OHYEAH = OH NOOO
} else if OHYEAH = 4 {
    OHYEAH = sure
} else if OHYEAH = 5 {
    OHYEAH = skittles 
} else {
    OHYEAH = Oh yeah yeah 
}
  // I wanted to end these with a semicolon so badly 

}
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Thanks for providing the perfect example of code that could be improved with this block. :))

I want to optimize my Character Generator project so I don’t have to do this.

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if you knew that would be improved then why not say it in the “what could be improved” section lol?

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This is how programming works though

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Didn’t know how to explain it

Oh

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screenshots: exist

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Well I guess this should be clived then since it’s apparently a pretty useless idea

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I like it
I think it’s an excellent idea

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an or thingy could be useful in general

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Well you said this could be done already with check once ifs and TCMS said that way was how programming works

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Good idea, but I would prefer a switch block with cases (it’s a switch block right?).

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yes

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It can be done but I think the block would make it easier and the code neater, like the random number block.

Leave the topic open, see what other people think too

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I’d love the implementation of lists in Hopscotch and the ability to pick a random item from them.

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Another solution is to set variable to random blank to blank and then check once if variable equals 1 and then set the text to whatever you want. It’s more complicated, but still effective.

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This would still be 10x better lol

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