Wierd equality thing with $location

Why didn't the first one return true? How do I 'canonicalize' my string in to whatever the internal representation of the area is within mafia, so the thing I enter can be compared with mafia's internal data files?

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Why didn't the first one return true? How do I 'canonicalize' my string in to whatever the internal representation of the area is within mafia, so the thing I enter can be compared with mafia's internal data files?
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The answer to "why" becomes clear if you do:

ash print ($location[airship])
ash print ($location[fantasy airship])

Apparently $location is not set to the value of the internal representation of the location.

I know - I guess this is a request for a change, coupled with a "maybe i don't get it and a change isn't required" post.

But it seems like there should be a way to cast a string to a location, such that it becomes a canonical location, and loses all its string-ness.

Fixed in revision 6749:

> ash print ($location[airship])

Fantasy Airship
Returned: void

> ash print ($location[fantasy airship])

Fantasy Airship
Returned: void

> ash print ($location[airship] == $location[fantasy airship])

true
Returned: void

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Thanks Ver!