zscript doesn't let me give integers values

[lemonTasteIceTea+]

i used inventories as makeshift variables, but now i need to work with pure variables since i need them to be negative
in the head part of the class i can only do

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int a;

if i do

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int a = 0;

then it gives me

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Script error, "TGC.pk3:classes/sweps/slot2.zs" line 11:
Unexpected '='
Expecting ';' or ','

and if i do

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{ a = 0; }

in any state it gives me

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Unexpected '='
Expecting '-' or '+' or '++' or '--' or '(' or identifier or string constant

etc
how do i stop this from happening?
i have looked in mods and i don't see any big ol thing i might be missing
entire code snippet: https://pastebin.com/u83yiPwL

[ramon.dexter]

Initialize these values in override of PostBeginPlay.

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override void PostBeginPlay() {
Super.PostBeginPlay();
<your code>
a = 0;
}

[lemonTasteIceTea+]

in the pastebin i do have a postbeginplay with that in but outside of it i can't change the variable
let me try again

[lemonTasteIceTea+]

yeah the variable goes through the postbeginplay but as soon as i try to change it zdoom freaks out
can i only change variables in functions? the { a = 0; } i put in there is in a weapon state

[7Soul]

You can make them into a property if you want to modify outside of functions.

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int a;
Property a:a;

Default {
    TGCpistol.a 5;
}

PS: you don't need to set an int to 0 since ints are by default already set to 0

[lemonTasteIceTea+]

i have been trying all day to get the property thing to work but it gives me the same thing as { a = 1; }(for the ps i do know that int default to 0 but i gave that as an example)

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class test : inventory {
	int a;
	property a:a;
	default {
	test.a = 2;
	}	
}

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Script error, "TGC.pk3:classes/test.zs" line 5:
Unexpected '='
Expecting '-' or '+' or '++' or '--' or '.' or '(' or ';' or identifier or string constant or integer constant or 'super' or '~' or '!' or 'sizeof' or 'alignof' or unsigned constant or float constant or name constant or 'false' or 'true' or 'null'

[7Soul]

My bad, in default {} we don't use =
(i'll edit my previous post)

[lemonTasteIceTea+]

that does solve it in the default{} but not in states{}
in that test class i wrote

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Spawn:
PISG A -1
{
int a = 5;
}
stop;

and it works beautifully but in the tgcpistol class it just throws at me

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Script error, "TGC.pk3:classes/sweps/slot2.zs" line 54:
Unexpected ';'
Expecting identifier

sorry for the spam on this post but i think zscript hates me

[ramon.dexter]

Okay, where is the line 54? When posting a code, please mark the error line, so others dont have to ask you a question such as this one.

[lemonTasteIceTea+]

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		ReadyAgainAgain:
		PISG A 1 a_WeaponReady();
		{
			int a = 8;
			//a_LogInt(a);
		}
		loop;

sorry, 54 is where loop; is

[lemonTasteIceTea+]

https://pastebin.com/QDLhDsMd also new pastebin due to the 2 changes to the code

[ramon.dexter]

When you want to change value of a defined variable, you don't redefine it. So, on the start of code:

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int a;

And in states:

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a = <desired value>;

[lemonTasteIceTea+]

good news is that it doesn't get angry at the loop anymore but now it's getting angry at the = sign again

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Script error, "TGC.pk3:classes/sweps/slot2.zs" line 51:
Unexpected '='
Expecting '-' or '+' or '++' or '--' or '(' or identifier or string constant or integer constant or 'super' or '~' or '!' or 'sizeof' or 'alignof' or unsigned constant or float constant or name constant or 'false' or 'true' or 'null'

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ReadyAgainAgain:
		PISG A 1 a_WeaponReady();
		{
			a = 8;
			//a_LogInt(a);
		}

the trouble line is a = 8;
love how this post still hasn't died yet

[7Soul]

Anonymous functions are done like this:

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ReadyAgainAgain:
		PISG A 1 {
			a_WeaponReady();
			a = 8;
			//a_LogInt(a);
		}

Everything has to go in the brackets

I recommend you check out this zscript guide: https://github.com/jekyllgrim/ZScript_Basics, part 6 explains anonymous functions in more detail

[lemonTasteIceTea+]

that was it! thank you all!
i did need to add invoker. to the beginning though