JASS Beginner

[N582114]

I've dedicated myself to learning JASS, so here I am.

My first question is the error with JassCraft. This my first JASS code.

function Trig_Message_Actions takes nothing returns nothing
      local string a="ROFL"
      call DisplayTextToForce( GetPlayersAll(), a )
endfunction

//===========================================================================
function InitTrig_Message takes nothing returns nothing
    set gg_trg_Message = CreateTrigger(  )
    call TriggerAddAction( gg_trg_Message, function Trig_Message_Actions )
endfunction

In JassCraft, "set gg_trg_Message = CreateTrigger ( )" is an invalid syntax. Is there another way to set the trigger?

 

[Sevion]

It's not invalid. It's just that JASSCraft doesn't know that that variable is valid.

 

[N582114]

Would you suggest using NewGen to code JASS instead of JassCraft?

 

[Sevion]

Yes.

 

[uberfoop]

Having an extra jass-highlighting window open on the side is not a bad thing, but TESH is decent enough that you might as well use it as your primary window for editing. I sometimes have JSP open on the side because it's a clean window that can help maintain organization when code is being slapchopped about.

However, you do need to learn what understands what as what. That trigger var exists by default because the editor creates a trigger variable titled like that whenever you have a "trigger" window in the trigger editor. So a trigger titled "Thing" will corresponding have a trigger variable titled "gg_trg_Thing" created upon map compilation.

JassCraft does not know that the trigger window "Message" exists, so it doesn't know that gg_trg_Message exists as a valid variable unless you tell it that it exists via a global block such as:

globals
trigger gg_trg_Message
endglobals

Anyway, since NewGen reads vJass, and knows everything about the map, you might as well use it primarily for code syntax checking.

 

[N582114]

Thanks for the answers.

+rep to both.

 

[tooltiperror]

On the note of coding in NewGen, note that you need to save to get JassHelper to check the code, it's useless to use syntax checker if you're using vJASS.

On the topic of NewGen, make sure you learn vJASS.