Need help with re-using passages multiple times

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Twine Version: 2
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I have been using switch statements to use passages multiple times. where you click next it goes blank and goes to a new screen but its the same passage. I know you can do the same thing with elseif statement’s but I have no clue how to do that. I know it is much more versatile than switch statements are. Any help would be much appreciated.

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Hi!
It would be helpful if you could share the code you currently have in the passage with the <<switch>> macro, as well as the link bringing the player to that passage.
This way, we could be able to assess what could have gone wrong, and give you a solution!

You can use the </> symbol in the text editor of the forum to showcase the code in the post.

EDIT: cool eyepatch pfp!

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So, at some point it works, but the next time it does not work? It looks like the variable you’re basing your <<switch>> on has been updated and the new value is not recognized in any <<case>>. When you use a <<switch>> you might want to use a <<default>> to avoid this blank state.

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Using the following (slightly modified) example from the <<switch>> documentation as a starting point…

<<switch $hairColor>>
	<<case "red" "auburn">>
		You ginger.
	<<case "black" "brown">>
		Dark haired, eh?
	<<case "blonde">>
		You may have more fun.
	<<default>>
		That's an unexpected colour!
<</switch>

…the <<if>> family of macro equivalent would look something like…

<<if $hairColor is "red" or $hairColor is "auburn">>
	You ginger.
<<elseif $hairColor is "black" or $hairColor is "brown">>
	Dark haired, eh?
<<elseif $hairColor is "blonde">>
	You may have more fun.
<<else>>
	That's an unexpected colour!
<</switch>

note: The <<default>> child tag was added to the <<switch>> example so the <<else>> equivalent could be demonstrated.

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<<if ndef $textGroup>><<set $textGroup = 1>><</if>><<switch $textGroup>>
	<<case 1>>Initial story text.
		<<link "Link Text 1" `passage()`>><</link>>
	<<case 2>>Next story text.
		<<link "Link Text 2" `passage()`>><</link>>
	<<default>>Final story text.
		<<unset $textGroup>>[[Next Passage]]
<</switch>><<if def $textGroup>><<set $textGroup += 1>><</if>>

This is the switch code I used. nothing wrong with it but i was told the elseif statements could do more than the switch statements could. right now im just doing straight kinetic novels but i want to be able to do stuff like inventory and stats and map systems and dont think it would be possible with switch. not sure if i did this post right i have no clue how to do it. sorry if its wrong. The link i use is usually [[Home|home]]

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There is nothing wrong with the <<switch>> macro.
Like Greyelf showed, the <<if>> macro is just able to do more complex conditional statements than <<switch>>. Whether you use <<switch>> or <<if>> depends on your need.
<<switch>> is sometimes nicer to use if you have a bunch of conditions for one variable, but don’t want to write every time $var is [value] for each new <<elseif>> statement.

In your current case, asuming you are only using one variable, either macro is fine :slight_smile:
For more complex interaction/system, the <<if>> macro will be better indeed.
You should check the documentation Greyelf linked on his post :wink:

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I think I get the basic idea of it. I already have a basic corruption stat system in place. Working on a check system now. I’ll see how it goes. Thanks for the help.

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