[Trigger] Hashtable Handle Question

[Jazztastic]

Since there is no limit (that I can see) on what value you can save handles as in hashtables, doesn't that mean that you could just have a single hashtable for an entire group of spells?

Ex. I use 1 and 2 in a spell, then use 3, 4, 5, and 6 in another spell, then I use 7 and 8 in a third spell, and so on

 

[mckill2009]

more than 30 of my spells in Smells Like Dota uses ONE hashtable, no problems at all...the only problem I see is the HT has an instance limit of 255, now if that 30 spells will be casted by 85 heroes at the same time(which is rare), then it will not work...

 

[Jazztastic]

Thanks for the knowledge

 

[Maker]

the only problem I see is the HT has an instance limit of 255, now if that 30 spells will be casted by 85 heroes at the same time(which is rare), then it will not work...

Uh...any source to this information? Doesn't sound right to me.

Triggers run one after the other, spells won't run at the same time. So how could there be a danger of exceeding this instance limit.

You can "only" have 255 hastables in a map, did you mean that?

 

[mckill2009]

Uh...any source to this information? Doesn't sound right to me.

Triggers run one after the other, spells won't run at the same time. So how could there be a danger of exceeding this instance limit.

You can "only" have 255 hastables in a map, did you mean that?

I said that coz I've encountered a problem with HT long ago, its not functioning correctly, I run multiple carrion swarns at 0.1 with a display timer then it didnt run anymore, IDK maybe I did something wrong or what...

 

[PurgeandFire]

You can have a maximum of 256 hashtables. (or 255, that's besides the point)

It is likely that you either:
- Ran into the limit of hashtables because you were creating one each time. (maybe by mistake)
- If not, you probably ran into the op limit.

In terms of storage per individual hashtable, it is enough to suit most people's needs. (one hashtable can easily be used for one map) You probably won't reach the limit unless you are doing something very wrong.

 

[defskull]

As I have heard it too, the trigger will never runs at the same time, ever.

 

[Bribe]

The Table library is a good example how only one hashtable is really needed for the whole map.

 

[mckill2009]

who would create more than 100 hashtables in one map?...

 

[Dr Super Good]

Hashtables are meant to be shared between multiple systems. A map should have atmost 10, as some systems are most effective if left their own private hashtable (to avoid handling extra collisions).

The only reason hashtables are slower than variables is evaluating the parameters. Due to the interpreted nature of JASS the irony is that variables are a form of hashed structure as it is.