Passing/declaring global associative array to/in function Topic is solved

[Dzverry]

Hello fellow AutoHotkeyers, it's me again with yet another question...

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counters := {cats: 3, dogs: 5, ducks: 7}

petwars()

petwars()
{
	if ( counters["ducks"] > counters["dogs"] + counters["cats"] )
	{
		MsgBox, Ducks rule!
	}
	else
	{
		if  counters["dogs"] > counters["cats"]
			MsgBox, You're a dog person
	 	else
		 	MsgBox, You're a cat person
	}
}

It's a very dumbed down way of trying to explain what I'm trying to achieve with this but I think it gets the point across. So, how could I pass this associative array, a specific value or declare it global so it's values can be accessed inside a function? I only need to read them, not edit.
Bonus points if that can be done in a timer function because I would be calling it from inside a timer, but I can get around that if it isn't possible.

As per usual, thanks in advance!

[Rohwedder]

Hallo,
try:

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counters := {cats: 3, dogs: 5, ducks: 7}

petwars()

petwars()
{
	Global counters
	if ( counters["ducks"] > counters["dogs"] + counters["cats"] )
	{
		MsgBox, Ducks rule!
	}
	else
	{
		if  counters["dogs"] > counters["cats"]
			MsgBox, You're a dog person
	 	else
		 	MsgBox, You're a cat person
	}
}

or:

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#Persistent
counters := {cats: 3, dogs: 5, ducks: 7}
pet := Func("petwars")
SetTimer,% pet, 1000

petwars()
{
	Global counters
	SoundBeep, 4000, 20
	if ( counters.ducks > counters.dogs + counters.cats )
		ToolTip, Ducks rule!
	else if  counters.dogs > counters.cats
		ToolTip, You're a dog person
	else ToolTip, You're a cat person
}

[Dzverry]

Hallo,
try:

Code: Select all

counters := {cats: 3, dogs: 5, ducks: 7}

petwars()

petwars()
{
	Global counters
	if ( counters["ducks"] > counters["dogs"] + counters["cats"] )
	{
		MsgBox, Ducks rule!
	}
	else
	{
		if  counters["dogs"] > counters["cats"]
			MsgBox, You're a dog person
	 	else
		 	MsgBox, You're a cat person
	}
}

or:

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#Persistent
counters := {cats: 3, dogs: 5, ducks: 7}
pet := Func("petwars")
SetTimer,% pet, 1000

petwars()
{
	Global counters
	SoundBeep, 4000, 20
	if ( counters.ducks > counters.dogs + counters.cats )
		ToolTip, Ducks rule!
	else if  counters.dogs > counters.cats
		ToolTip, You're a dog person
	else ToolTip, You're a cat person
}

Funny, I tried the first answer you provided before I posted this, however, it did not seem to work and now it does, lol.
Well, thanks for the magic dust you sent my way to make it work