Yet another alcove puzzle problem (scripting)

[SpiderFighter]

I have the puzzle set up, and it's working properly. 4 items placed each in their proper alcove nets the end result I want. However, I want something bad to happen if the player has the 4 items in the wrong alcoves (pits open up beneath the player). The problem, as I'm sure you can see where this is going, is that as soon as a player sets an item in an alcove, right or wrong, the pits open because the other alcoves are empty and, therefore, the qualifications of the puzzle are not met.

So, my question: is there a way to hold off the check until all four items have been placed (regardless of order)?

[EDIT: I thought about using a counter to call the check script, but then the items couldn't be checked because they're already placed. Hmmm.]

[JohnWordsworth]

I might be mis-understanding the question, but can you not just do (assuming you have a method containsItem(container, itemId))...

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if (alcove1:getItemCount() > 0) and (alcove2:getItemCount() > 0) and (alcove3:getItemCount() > 0) and (alcove4:getItemCount() > 0) ) then
  if containsItem(alcove1, "item1_id") and containsItem(alcove2, "item2_id")  and containsItem(alcove3, "item3_id")  and containsItem(alcove4, "item4_id")  then
    -- Open Door
  else
    -- Open Pit
  end
end

[SpiderFighter]

I might be mis-understanding the question, but can you not just do (assuming you have a method containsItem(container, itemId))...

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if (alcove1:getItemCount() > 0) and (alcove2:getItemCount() > 0) and (alcove3:getItemCount() > 0) and (alcove4:getItemCount() > 0) ) then
  if containsItem(alcove1, "item1_id") and containsItem(alcove2, "item2_id")  and containsItem(alcove3, "item3_id")  and containsItem(alcove4, "item4_id")  then
    -- Open Door
  else
    -- Open Pit
  end
end

Here's what I have:

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function sfjndalcoveContents(entity, item)
	for i in entity:containedItems() do
		if i.name == item then
			return true
			end
		end
	return false
end

function sfjndalcoveCheck()
	if sfjndalcoveContents(sfjndalcove_1, "spoiler_item_1") and
		sfjndalcoveContents(sfjndalcove_2, "spoiler_item_2") and
			sfjndalcoveContents(sfjndalcove_3, "spoiler_item_3") and
				sfjndalcoveContents(sfjndalcove_4, "spoiler_item_4")
then
	playSound("discover_spell")	
		spawn("pressure_plate_hidden", 1, 13, 21, 0, "sfjndplate01")
			sfjndplate01:addConnector("activate","sfjnd_spawner_16","activate")
				sfjndplate01:addConnector("activate","sfjnd_spawner_17","activate")
					sfjndplate01:addConnector("activate","sfjnd_timer_26","activate")
else
	sfjnd_port_1:close()
		sfjnd_temple_pit_14:open()
			sfjnd_temple_pit_15:open()
				sfjnd_temple_pit_16:open()
					sfjnd_temple_pit_17:open()
end
end

Oh, so I'm missing the getItemCount. I see. Thanks, John! I'm going to go check it out.

EDIT: That did it, thanks! For anyone who finds this later, remove the extra parenthesis above, or you'll get an error.

Thanks so much, John! Scared the crap out of me when I dropped that 4th item in the wrong spot and the pits opened up! lol