How do i check how many "times" ago i added an item?

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Hey! I got a question. I make a program to a game i play and i need some help. I have a listbox where i add items i get from a boss, i can then see how many of one item i've got and how big chance of recieving the item are. the list can look like this:

1. Magic seed
2. Magic logs
3. Green dragonhide
4. Torva platebody
5. Green dragonhide
6. Saradomin brews
7. Pure essence

what i want to do is to see how many "kills" ago i added the Torva platebody. And as you can see it's 3 kills ago. I just don't know how i should write the code to make the program count it. I want it to be there next time i open the program. I read a text file into the listbox where all that item is and then i can see how many of one item i've got in a label etc.. But how can i do to see how many kills ago i added the item "Torva platebody"?

Posted 17-Apr-13 8:26am

Gramas19

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Richard C Bishop 17-Apr-13 14:30pm

Just use an incrementer and add one to it everytime you kill. Keep track of that number after the "Torva platebody" has been added.

Gramas19 17-Apr-13 14:51pm

I tried that but i didn't really get it, could you please write a code to show me how you mean?

Richard C Bishop 17-Apr-13 14:54pm

Without having any idea what language you are using I will give you an example in C# in a solution below.

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Richard C Bishop · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-17T08:58:00

Solution 1

This is only an example of how to increment and not to be taken as a solution to the thread. Code is more readable here.

public static void Kill()
{
    int killIncrementer = 0;
    killIncrementer++;
}

That just increments an int eachtime a kill happens. You will want to store that number or set it to a label whenever you want.

Posted 17-Apr-13 8:58am

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Gramas19 17-Apr-13 15:00pm

Thanks, yes i am using C# :) and i guess that will work but how can i then make it remember it next time i start the program, cause when i restart it, it will say 0 but i want it to say 3 or whatever it is.

Richard C Bishop 17-Apr-13 15:01pm

I would store it in a database. That is your best bet I would say. So each time the game shuts off, just send that value to a table and then query it when the game starts back up to populate the label again.