Units Control Groups

[dracolich]

As every know, u can bind units into groups by Ctrl+1/2/3/...
is exist way to know, was some unit binded in some group, or get units in some of this group?

 

[Zeth]

No... These groups are not like the groups (type group) in jass... i guess

 

[Weep]

Is it possible to use numbers with [ljass]ForceUIKey[/ljass]? (I am away from WC3 and can't try right now.) If so, force each number key and, after a slight delay, get the unit group of the player's unit selection? (This would not be a player-friendly method.)

 

[Zeth]

get the unit group of the player's unit selection

And how can you do that?

 

[vypur85]

If you mean via trigger, it's not possible, as far as I know. It's been discussed many times in the forum already. Not sure about all those second party addon editors though.

 

[DioD]

its no possible from standart editor, there is no native to get content of stored groups or event for group storage.

you may code it useleft with RTC and C++

 

[dracolich]

thanks all

 

[Weep]

Is it possible to use numbers with [ljass]ForceUIKey[/ljass]? (I am away from WC3 and can't try right now.) If so, force each number key and, after a slight delay, get the unit group of the player's unit selection? (This would not be a player-friendly method.)

It works.

GUI example:

• Actions
  • Game - Force Player 1 (Red) to press the key 2
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units currently selected by Player 1 (Red)) and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Game - Display to (All players) for 1.00 seconds the text: (Name of (Picked unit))

JASS example:

function CheckIfHotkeyed takes player whichPlayer, string whichHotkey, unit whichUnit returns boolean
	local boolean result = false
	local group oldSelection = CreateGroup() //Save the player's selection before the check
	local group g = CreateGroup()
	
	//Inlined from GetUnitsSelectedAll
	call SyncSelections()
	call GroupEnumUnitsSelected(oldSelection, whichPlayer, null)
	
	//Left as a BJ because why not
	call ForceUIKeyBJ(whichPlayer, whichHotkey)
	
	//Inlined from GetUnitsSelectedAll
	call SyncSelections()
	call GroupEnumUnitsSelected(g, whichPlayer, null)
	
	set result = IsUnitInGroup(whichUnit, g)
	
	//Left as a BJ because I'm lazy
	call SelectGroupForPlayerBJ(oldSelection, whichPlayer) //Restore the player's selection
	
	call DestroyGroup(g) //Leaks, use a global if not just making an example
	set g = null
	call DestroyGroup(oldSelection) //Leaks, use a global if not just making an example
	set oldSelection = null
	
	return result
endfunction

Tested working in single player, though it is not invisible to the player (the hotkeyed group is visibly selected for a fraction of a second).

 

[DioD]

not silent and not instant, also we cant force player to map units to group.