[vJass] Global Variables Question

[tooltiperror]

Let's say I declared these variables.

globals
    string a = cheese
    string b = stringy
endglobals

And I created this function:

function stringcheese takes nothing returns nothing
    call BJDebugMsg(b+" "a)
endfunction

Would it display "string cheese" or do I need to add in a prefix to symbolize globals or something, or will it just know they are globals in vJass? (Unless overwritten in the trigger, of course.)

I would just do it myself to test, but I'm on a mac, so I can't do vJass at the moment.

Random Thing: Would I need to return a string when using [ljass]BJDebugMsg[/ljass]?

 

[kingkingyyk3]

No need to put " " for string variables.

call BJDebugMsg("Meh")

or

globals
    string hehe = "Meh"
endglobals

call BJDebugMsg(hehe)

They both display "Meh".

Would I need to return a string when using BJDebugMsg?
Huh?
function BJDebugMsg takes string s returns nothing
Nothing returns from it.

 

[tooltiperror]

The Quotes were for a space, actually. There was a space between them.

Anyway, thanks for the help. But I didn't know it takes a string, but I guess that's because it takes a global.

Thanks, and your avatar is cool, and happy thanksgiving to you and your family.

 

[millz-]

Your BJDebugMsg may not work if cheese and stringy are not variables, because in that case, you are setting the variable cheese into a and the variable stringy into b. If you wanted "cheese" to be stored in a and "stringy" to be stored in b instead, you need to add the quotes, e.g.:

globals
    string a = "cheese"
    string b = "stringy"
endglobals

Then in this case,

call BJDebugMsg(b+" "+a)

would display "stringy cheese".

 

[tooltiperror]

My bad, forgot the quotes!

Happy Thanksgiving.

 

[Romek]

No prefixes are required for globals, locals, arguments, constants, etc.
For this reason, amongst others, we have naming conventions.

Global constants should be named with ALL_CAPITALS.
Globals should be have a capital letter at the start of each 'word'.
Locals should be in all-small letters.
Arguments should be in camelCase.

Not only does this improve the readability of code (you know what something is without having to check), but it also decreases the chances of having two things with the same name.

 

[tooltiperror]

But if I create a string with a '|' in it, how do I do capitalization or something?

 

[Romek]

Those were for the variable names themselves, and have nothing to do with the values the variables contain.

You can only use alphanumeric characters (and '_') when naming stuff, and the name must start with a letter.

 

[tooltiperror]

Oh, I thought you meant the value, not the name. Editing that now in the code I'm developing. Thanks, Romek!

 

[Narks]

No prefixes are required for globals, locals, arguments, constants, etc.
For this reason, amongst others, we have naming conventions.

Global constants should be named with ALL_CAPITALS.
Globals should be have a capital letter at the start of each 'word'.
Locals should be in all-small letters.
Arguments should be in camelCase.

Not only does this improve the readability of code (you know what something is without having to check), but it also decreases the chances of having two things with the same name.

why isn't this in sticky?