Unknown JASS function

[Xenoche]

Welcome and thank you for your interest.

My question is pertaining to a line of custom script in an old map i created, Armies of the Underworld:

set bj_wantDestroyGroup=true

to tell u the truth i havent used the editor 4 a while and im getting back in2 it. But for the life of me i cannot remember the what this function does. It was placed at map initialization before any other action.

If someone can please tell me the properties and usefullness of this function that would be greatly appreciated.

Note: I have tried a search but u wouldnt believe how many posts have "set" in it

 

[Sunlit56]

Yeah, i dont know JASS, however, is there something happened when the game loads that should'nt happen.

 

[Xenoche]

No the map runs perfectly, infact it is the most stable map ive eva made. Since the 1.20 patch ive had issuses with major server splits on my other maps.
But AotU is still going strong, with or without the phantom custom script

 

[Luth]

This wont be much help:

Well, I dont know where the variable is, but "bj_wantDestroyGroup" is a boolean variable somewhere (Game constants?) and you're setting it to true.

Like I said, not helpful. Good luck.

 

[Xenoche]

Ok. Thats kinda strange. What am i unknowingly modifying in gp constraints?

I'll have a snoop around gp constraints and see if theres any likely candidates that i would possibly have wanted to be true.

 

[AceHart]

> set bj_wantDestroyGroup=true

This, supposedly, destroys the next unit group created in some "pick every unit in" loop, once the loop is done.

 

[Xenoche]

Oh, thx. It would seem i was on a bit of a wild goose chase thx 4 clearing that up.

 

[Persen]

This would be the function for the "Pick every unit...":

function ForGroupBJ takes group whichGroup, code callback returns nothing
 local boolean wantDestroy = bj_wantDestroyGroup
 set bj_wantDestroyGroup = false
 call ForGroup(whichGroup, callback)
 if (wantDestroy) then
  call DestroyGroup(whichGroup)
 endif
endfunction

 

[Xenoche]

Well Considering that i have no (or very little competance) in the use of JASS that looks like an alien language to me.

BUT, i think this little episode has propted me to explore further into the realm of JASS. It looks like another dynamic tier of mapmaking which could help me greatly. Thx 4 everyones responses GL, HF and happy map makin everyone.