I have an array of sounds that trigger, one at a time, from an array of loads. I am exporting six values to fill this array but don't need all six slots each time (using this code across multiple objects that won't all need six sound files). Essentially, if a "slot" in the array is empty, I want to remove it before the load. (Think the piano sounds at Bioshock's opening menu).
I have tried loops to remove empty strings and other things and it continues to plug in the empty values. I don't want to have to write this code for every item that uses it. What am I missing?
extends Area2D
var _can_play = false
export var _sound1 : String
export var _sound2 : String
export var _sound3 : String
export var _sound4 : String
export var _sound5 : String
export var _sound6 : String
var _preloadArray = [_sound1,_sound2,_sound3,_sound4,_sound5,_sound6]
var _soundArray = []
func _ready(): ## here the array fills with exported values, ignore the prompt, that's working
_soundArrayFill()
_prompt.visible = false
func _process(_delta): ## listen for input every frame
_soundTrigger()
func _soundTrigger(): ## listen for input
if Input.is_action_just_pressed("_interact"):
if _can_play:
_soundLoader()
$AudioStreamPlayer2D.play()
if Input.is_action_just_released("_interact"): ## if array empty on button release, reload it
if _soundArray.empty():
_soundArrayFill()
func _soundLoader(): ## load sound from array
var _newSound = _soundArray.pop_front()
var _loading = load(_newSound)
$AudioStreamPlayer2D.set_stream(_loading)
func _soundArrayFill(): ## fill array if empty and check for empty values (what am i doing wrong here?)
randomize()
_preloadArray.shuffle()
_soundArray = _preloadArray
for i in _soundArray:
if i == null:
_soundArray.erase(i)
