[SKY] [Solved] Text replacement in Papyrus... with variables?

[bleakraven]

Hi TESA!

 

Once again I'm in trouble, or rather, wondering something...

 

Is there a way that I can replace the name of an objectReference or other property within my script with other variables? An example would be:

 

I have an ObjectReference called Stage1_CMP1. I have a GlobalVar that takes in Ints as its value. Can I do something like: 

 

Stage1_CMP+(myAwesomeGlobal.GetValueInt()   ?

 

Cheers!

Edited June 2, 2013 by bleakraven

[WillieSea]

No.

 

An objectreference does not contain a 'value' that can be used in math.

 

You can make a variable that you can assign any value you want from any other location.

[Leianne]

If your objectreference is a variable .. ? you might be able to cast your object reference to an int and then assign the global to it.

Edited May 31, 2013 by Leianne

[Ghaunadaur]

I doubt this will work. To cast an objectreference to an integer or vice versa is simply not possible. You will get an error from  the compiler "types are incompatible...".  

[Leianne]

whoo hoo ... sorry just figured it out on the way to work   If you cast your global integer as a string and then concatenate it to your original objectreference name and then reference the value of the new object ... voila!!!

ie: 

mynewobject = Stage1_CMP+(myAwesomeGlobal.GetValueInt() as string

 

mynewobject.GetValue() ; will equal Stage1_CMP1

but you would only be accessing the new name .. it wouldn't be an object reference holding it's own object unless previously declared.

[Leianne]

wonder if papyrus would let you access mynewobject.GetValue() as ObjectReference .... ?  Ghaunadaur says no ... so probably not. sorry.

[bleakraven]

I'll try your method Leianne, I'll let you know what happens.

 

I don't want to have to retype stage1_CMP1 do blah, then stage1_CMP2 do blah....

[bleakraven]

Nope, it complains the first part of the variable is undefined... Oh well... Guess I have to retype everything for every number... ;_;

[WillieSea]

So, all you want is a number?

 

Just define a property to the script. And leave it empty on the base objects script.

 

Then when you place the object in the world, on its properties script, give it a number. Only this object will have that number. One script, different values.

Then you can display that number in a message if you want and it will be unique to that object in the render window.

[bleakraven]

But then wouldn't I need to define it's variable via using that number anyway like I wanted initially?

[WillieSea]

You would on the item, not the base object.

I guess I really don't know what your trying to do.

[bleakraven]

No, no, it helped, I found a nice way to do it with what you said, just putting non-assigned properties! ^-^

Edited June 2, 2013 by bleakraven

[WillieSea]

Yeah, create a non-assigned integer property.

 

Now on each object in the render window, you can set each one a different integer value and the script could even then do something special based on that number.

 

If iobject == 1

  ival = ival + 10

elseif iobject == 2

  ival = ival + 20

elseif iobject == 3

  ival = ival + 30

endif

[bleakraven]

I'm going to do that once I refine the script. Thank you!

 

Marking as solved