Grimes at 01:20, 1 September 2026

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2026-09-01T01:07:47Z

Created page with "{{Mission Scripting |fName= mist.hex.hash| |vNum = Mist 4.6 |desc= Converts a {q, r, s} table into a string of "q r s". Useful for indexing a table with the string name..."

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{{Mission Scripting

|fName= mist.hex.hash|

|vNum = Mist 4.6

|desc= Converts a {q, r, s} table into a string of "q r s".

Useful for indexing a table with the string name of a hex grid.

|rtnType= string

|reqType1= table

|reqName1= qrs

|reqType2=

|reqName2=

|reqType3=

|reqName3=

|reqType4=

|optType1=

|varExamples=

|rtnExamples=

|example= The following would convert a groups current point into a qrs value that is then hashed and stored in a bigger table of hexagons listing which groups are within them.

local hexTable = {}
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local listOfGroups = {"test1", "bob", "mav", "skeeter", "TwoThousandBMPTs", "an aircraft carrier"}

for i = 1, #listOfGroups do
local someGroup = Group.getByName(listOfGroups[i])
local point = mist.getLeadPos(someGroup)
local hash = mist.hex.hash(mist.hex.pointToHex(point))
if not hexTable[hash] then
hexTable[hash] = {groups = {}}
end
table.insert(hexTable[hash].groups, {[listOfGroups[i]] = {point = point, hash = hash}})
end

|notes=

|funcs= {{listOfMistHexFuncs}}

}}
[[Category: MIST|hex hash]]

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     local hexTable = {}
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+    -------------------------
     local listOfGroups = {"test1", "bob", "mav", "skeeter", "TwoThousandBMPTs", "an aircraft carrier"}
@@ Line 42: / Line 42: @@
         local hash = mist.hex.hash(mist.hex.pointToHex(point))
         if not hexTable[hash] then
-             hexTable[hash] = {groups = {}}
+             hexTable[hash] = {}
         end
-        table.insert(hexTable[hash].groups, {[listOfGroups[i]] = {point = point, hash = hash}})
+       local entry = {point = point, hash = hash}
     end

MIST hex hash - Revision history

Grimes at 01:20, 1 September 2026

Grimes: Created page with "{{Mission Scripting |fName= mist.hex.hash| |vNum = Mist 4.6 |desc= Converts a {q, r, s} table into a string of "q r s". Useful for indexing a table with the string name..."