Fatal error: Cannot use string offset as an array in C:\wamp\www\S

[silverglade]

Hi, when I run my script I get the following error message. These are array variables I am passing into the playerAttack function. I can't figure out what is wrong it looks fine to me. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks. Derek

 

 

attack posted
Fatal error: Cannot use string offset as an array in C:\wamp\www\SUN_DRAGON_GAME\gamestart.php on line 202

 

$currentMonster='octalisk';
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////battle////////////////////////////
//function monsterEncounter($echoMonster,$monsterImage)
  if(!empty($_POST['attack']))
			{
		     echo "attack posted";
			playerAttack($currentMonster,$player['stats']['playerHitRollLow'],$player['stats']['playerHitRollHigh'],
			$player['stats']['playerDmgLow'],$player['stats']['playerDmgHigh'],$monsters['Ocean']['octalisk']['defense'],$monster['Ocean']['octalisk']['hp'],$player['faction']['Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors']);




		 $doesItAttack=encounter($monsters['ocean']['octalisk']['seeInvis'],$monsters['ocean']['octalisk']['aggro'],$player['factions']['Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors']);

	       
	       //insert octalisk stats into monsterattack function.
		      
		    if($doesItAttack =='yes')
		    {     
		         monsterAttack($currentMonster,$monsters['Ocean']['octalisk']['hitRollLow'],$monsters['Ocean']['octalisk']['hitRollHigh'] ,
		         $monsters['Ocean']['octalisk']['dmgLow'],$monsters['Ocean']['octalisk']['dmgHigh'],
		         $player['stats']['playerDefense'],$player['stats']['playerHp'],$monsters['Ocean']['octalisk']['hp']);
	    
		    }
			else 
			{
			echo "do nothing";
			} 
}

 

here is the attack function

 

function playerAttack($currentMonster,$hitRollLow,$hitRollHigh,$dmgLow,$dmgHigh,$monsterDefense, $monsterHp,$playerFaction)
{     
echo "in player attack";
$playerRoll= rand($playerHitRollLow, $playerHitRollHigh);
if($playerHitRoll>=$monsterDefense)
{   
 global $theMessage; //shit had to make it global

	$playerDamage= rand($playerDmgLow,$playerDmgHigh);

	 $theMessage = "You have hit a ". $currentMonster." for "."<strong>". $playerDamage."</strong> points of damage!";
	$monsterHp= $monsterHp- $playerDamage;
	$theMessage.=" The ".$currentMonster."'s hp is now ".$monsterHp;
	if($monsterHp<=0)
	{
	if($playerFaction<=0)
	{
		$theMessage="Your faction standing with ".$playerFaction. "could not possibly get any worse.";
	}

	}
	$theMessage.=" You have killed the ".$currentMonster. "Your faction standing with ".$playerFaction." is now ".$playerFaction-1;

	}

else
{
	 global $theMessage; //WTF i dont know what im doing.
	$theMessage= " Whoa! You missed the  ".$currentMonster;
}
}

[Skewled]

http://informationideas.com/news/2006/06/14/fatal-error-cannot-use-string-offset-as-an-array-in/

 

That should answer your question, you'll have to redo your arrays.

[silverglade]

Thank you. I don't see any duplicate values. Here are my arrays, do you see anything I need to change please? I can't figure it out. Thanks. Derek.

 

$monster ['name']='';
$Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors='';
$random='';
$error='';
$monsterMessage='';
$echoMonster='';

$name='';
$ocean='';
$monster='';
$monsters='';
$monsters['ocean']='';
$player['factions']['Teardrop Ocean Protectors']='';
$monsters['ocean']['octalisk']['seeInvis']='';
$spells = array
(
"red" => "red",
"green"=>"green",
"blue" =>"blue"
);

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
$player = array
(
'inventory'=>'',
'spells'=>'',
'stats'=> array
     ( 
     'int'=>16,
     'playerHp'=>100,
     'playerDmgLow'=>1,
     'playerDmgHigh'=>10,
     'playerHitRollLow'=>1,
     'playerHitRollHigh'=>20,
     'playerDefense'=>5
     
  
     ),
     'armor'=> array
     (
      'shield'=>'gold'
     ),
     'weapons' =>array
     (
     'sword'=>'silver'
     )
     ,
     'faction'=> array
     (
     'Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors'=>3 //zero means the worst faction you can have, 10 being best , 5 being indifferent.
     )

);
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
$monsters = array
(
'Ocean'=>array
(
	'octalisk'=>array
	(
		'name'=>'octalisk',
		'hp'=>100,
		'exp'=>10,
		'mana'=>100,
		'dmgLow'=>1,
		'dmgHigh'=>10,
		'seeInvis'=>true,
		'aggro'=>true,
		'defense'=>5,
	    'faction'=>'Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors',
		'hitRollLow'=>1,
		'hitRollHigh'=>20),


		'shark'=>array
		(
		),

		'eel'=>array
		(
		)

),
'Desert'=>array
(
	'sand_snake'
),
'Forest'=>array
(
	'frog',
	'lizard',
	'spider'
)
);

[AbraCadaver]

Where the hell is line 202?

[silverglade]

oops sorry

 

//I NEED THE FOLLOWING CODE BUT IT GAVE AN ERROR SO I COMMENTED IT OUT
                //   echo "attack posted";
            //    playerAttack($currentMonster,$player['stats']['playerHitRollLow'],$player['stats']['playerHitRollHigh'],
            // line 202   $player['stats']['playerDmgLow'],$player['stats']['playerDmgHigh'],$monsters['Ocean']['octalisk']['defense'],$monster['Ocean']['octalisk']['hp'],$player['faction']['Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors']);
                 
$doesItAttack=encounter($monsters['ocean']['octalisk']['seeInvis'],$monsters['ocean']['octalisk']['aggro'],$player['factions']['Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors']);

[jcbones]

Somewhere above line 202: you have declared one of your variables as a string, therefore you cannot re-declare it as an array, unless done explicitly.

[kenrbnsn]

You have problems in this chunk of code. I indicate them with "// <<------" on the lines

<?php
$monster ['name']='';
$Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors='';
$random='';
$error='';
$monsterMessage='';
$echoMonster='';

$name='';
$ocean='';
$monster='';  // <<-----   Already used $monster as an array above
$monsters='';
$monsters['ocean']='';  // <<----  Already used $monsters as a string
$player['factions']['Teardrop Ocean Protectors']='';
$monsters['ocean']['octalisk']['seeInvis']='';
$spells = array
(
"red" => "red",
"green"=>"green",
"blue" =>"blue"
);

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
$player = array
(
'inventory'=>'',
'spells'=>'',
'stats'=> array
     ( 
     'int'=>16,
     'playerHp'=>100,
     'playerDmgLow'=>1,
     'playerDmgHigh'=>10,
     'playerHitRollLow'=>1,
     'playerHitRollHigh'=>20,
     'playerDefense'=>5
     
  
     ),
     'armor'=> array
     (
      'shield'=>'gold'
     ),
     'weapons' =>array
     (
     'sword'=>'silver'
     )
     ,
     'faction'=> array
     (
     'Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors'=>3 //zero means the worst faction you can have, 10 being best , 5 being indifferent.
     )

);
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
$monsters = array
(
'Ocean'=>array
(
	'octalisk'=>array
	(
		'name'=>'octalisk',
		'hp'=>100,
		'exp'=>10,
		'mana'=>100,
		'dmgLow'=>1,
		'dmgHigh'=>10,
		'seeInvis'=>true,
		'aggro'=>true,
		'defense'=>5,
	    'faction'=>'Teardrop_Ocean_Protectors',
		'hitRollLow'=>1,
		'hitRollHigh'=>20),


		'shark'=>array
		(
		),

		'eel'=>array
		(
		)

),
'Desert'=>array
(
	'sand_snake'
),
'Forest'=>array
(
	'frog',
	'lizard',
	'spider'
)
);
?>

 

Ken

[silverglade]

awesome thanks everyone, it works now, not right, but it works. THANKS. Derek :D