$searchspawn() type functions with ${Spawn[]}

[ml2517]

This doesn't appear to be working properly for me when trying to perform $searchspawn type calls. Its possible I'm using an incorrect syntax but these are the things I've tried. I'm doing this in West Freeport where there are multiple bats in view.

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/echo ${Spawn[npc "bat"].ID}
| This works fine and lets say it spits out 1755
| Now I'll try to get the next bat
| I'll show you all of the different ways I've tried.  Sometimes it gets one more mob but it isn't a bat usually and it never exceeds two mobs.
|

/echo ${Spawn[npc "bat" id 1755].Next.ID}
/echo ${Spawn[npc "bat" id:1755].Next.ID}
/echo ${Spawn["bat" npc id 1755].Next.ID}
/echo ${Spawn["bat" npc].Next.ID}

Tried several others that didn't work as well. Is my syntax f'd up or is it really not working?

[Lax]

No, you're just doing it wrong :)

Any time you do spawn.Next, you're just getting whatever spawned right before it.

What you want is:
${NearestSpawn[n,search]}

e.g.:

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/echo Bat 1: ${NearestSpawn[1,npc bat].ID}
/echo Bat 2: ${NearestSpawn[2,npc bat].ID}
/echo Bat 3: ${NearestSpawn[3,npc bat].ID}

[ml2517]

Ah.... OK I'll try it when I get home tonight.

[ml2517]

Not too shabby, this works better than $searchspawn() as far as I'm concerned. I haven't tested all of the optional criteria but looks good. Nice job Lax!

Just messed around with this to see how it works.

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#turbo

Sub Main
/declare Counter local
/varset Counter 1
/declare TempSpawn local
/varset TempSpawn 0

:GetSpawn
/varset TempSpawn ${NearestSpawn[@Counter,npc bat].ID}
/newif ${String[@TempSpawn].NotEqual[NULL]} {
    /echo Spawn:${Int[@Counter]} ID:@TempSpawn Name:${Spawn[@TempSpawn].Name}
    /varadd Counter 1
} else {
    /goto :DoneSearching
}
/goto :GetSpawn
:DoneSearching
/return