Item Type -> Item Id

[elmstfreddie]

I have a variable that is an item type variable, and I'm wondering how I'm supposed to get the integer id of this variable. The function GetItemTypeId takes an item, but I want to get the id of an item type, not an item.

 

[Andrewgosu]

I had the same issue, once.

function ItemType2I takes itemtype whichType returns integer
    local integer index = 0 
    loop
        exitwhen (index > 9)
        if (whichType == ConvertItemType(index)) then
            return index
        endif
        set index = index + 1
    endloop
    return 99 //Unknown itemtype
endfunction

Did you mean this?

 

[elmstfreddie]

Sorry no I mean like an itemtype variable. What's the point of an itemtype variable anyways if it's always referred to as an integer? Or does the itemtype variable just an integer anyways?

 

[Omni]

Arent item-types the type of item an item is,
such as, artifact, power up etc

 

[elmstfreddie]

I don't know actually
I guess that is what it is eh.


So wait, a GUI Item Type would be an integer variable in JASS?

 

[Omni]

probably, create unit takes an integer not a unit type ('hfoo'?)

 

[SFilip]

> GUI Item Type would be an integer variable in JASS?
Yes.

 

[Andrewgosu]

Lets say you have an item, called "PANDA", which item type is ITEM_TYPE_PERMANENT.

"local itemtype whichType = GetItemType(PANDA)"
"local integer itemType = ItemType2I(whichType)"

Variable "itemType" would then have a value of 0, because

"ITEM_TYPE_PERMANENT = ConvertItemType(0)"


GUI -> JASS
item -> item
item-type -> integer
item-class -> itemtype


But maybe, that's not what you want. If that is the case, could you please elaborate?

 

[elmstfreddie]

Naw it's all good you guys answered it thanks.
+rep to all 3 of you.

 

[Waaaaagh]

Lets say you have an item, called "PANDA", which item type is ITEM_TYPE_PERMANENT.

"local itemtype whichType = GetItemTypeId(PANDA)"
"local integer itemType = ItemType2I(whichType)"

Variable "itemType" would then have a value of 0, because
...

I'd like to point out that that doesn't work. GetItemTypeId() returns an integer ('I000', or whatever), not an itemtype (which I believe is a handle).

 

[PurgeandFire]

Yes, Waaagh is correct. This:

native          GetItemTypeId   takes item i returns integer

Should actually be:

native          GetItemType     takes item whichItem returns itemtype

Because it returns an itemtype thus making a non-syntaxing code.

 

[Andrewgosu]

Yes, thanks. I typed that in a hurry. "GetItemType" not "GetItemTypeId".