organize set variables based on value

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• greyelf

  August 2016

  You need to state which Story Format you are using when you ask a question, as answers can be different for each one. Based on the syntax of the examples used in your question I am going to assume you are using SugarCube 1.0.34
  
  There are a number of different ways you can do what you want, which you use depends on what you are actually trying to achieve.
  
  1. Find the maximum from a set of number values.
  
  You can use the Javascript Math.max() function to this, the code would look something like the following:
  note: variable names should start with a letter, so I have changed the ones from your example.

  <<set $v1 to random(3,27)>> <<set $v2 to random(3,27)>>
  <<set $firstplace to Math.max($v1, $v2)>>
  firstplace: $firstplace
  

  
  2. Sort a set of numbers from highest to lowest.
  
  You can place your numbers into an array and then use a combination of the Javascript sort() method and the reverse() method to order the numbers:

  <<set $list to []>>
  <<set $list.push(random(3,27))>>
  <<set $list.push(random(3,27))>>
  <<set $list.push(random(3,27))>>
  
  <<set $sorted to $list.sort().reverse()>>
  <<set $firstplace to $list[0]>>
  <<set $secondplace to $list[1]>>
  <<set $thirdplace to $list[2]>>
  firstplace: $firstplace
  secondplace: $secondplace
  thirdplace: $thirdplace
  

  notes:
  a. The first element in an array has an index of zero not one.
  b. It is possible to do the highest to lowest sorting just using the only sort() method but that would require me to explain what a Compare Function is.