comparing bits in Swordfish

[MrDEB]

Before I get this all screwed up, I need to compare button presses.
Have 5 lighted tactile switches that are lit in random order.
then
the player must depress the switches in same order.
was thinking of using string compare but is it the preferred method? contemplated turn on Led1 then see if the corresponding switch is pressed. Very similar to the game Simon.
Library - String

function Compare (pStrA, pStrB as string) as shortint

 

[tumbleweed]

was thinking of using string compare but is it the preferred method?

Only if your switch inputs are declared as strings, which I highly doubt.

Create an array of five bytes to hold the led/switch number and fill it in as you light them,
so you end up with something like:

dim order(5) as byte

order(0) = LED2
order(1) = LED4
order(2) = LED5
order(3) = LED1
order(4) = LED3

Then, as the user presses switches five times (0-4) see if the current switch press matches what's in the array.
You could do the same with 5 variables (call them 'order1'-'order5'), which is probably what you'll end up with on page 43