Scheduling a variable declaration

[Treynolds416]

Is there an easier way to schedule a variable declaration than making a function for it?

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[Greek2me]

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schedule(500,0,eval,"$myVar = 7;");

[Treynolds416]

Code: [Select]

schedule(500,0,eval,"$myVar = 7;");

Is there any danger involved with eval when doing this?

[Kalphiter]

Unless you're inserting user input, then no.

[Treynolds416]

Ok. And would setting a variable to an object go like this?
%client.schedule(500,eval,"myVar = 7;");

[Kalphiter]

The 2nd parameter of SimObject::schedule is the name of the function on the SimObject, therefore GameConnection::eval is not a function.

[Nexus]

I would instead do something like

%client.varschedule = schedule(500, 0, eval, "$myvar = 7;");

(btw you also forgot the $)

Then you can later you can do things like

if(iseventpending(%client.varschedule))
   cancel(%client.varschedule);

and I believe if the client is deleted, so is the schedule, but I could be mistaken.
Edit: actually probably not unless you do a schedule actually parented to the object with %client.schedule()

[HellsHero]

(btw you also forgot the $)

No he didn't, he wanted to set a variable to the object, not declare a global variable.

[Treynolds416]

I would instead do something like

%client.varschedule = schedule(500, 0, eval, "$myvar = 7;");

(btw you also forgot the $)

Then you can later you can do things like

if(iseventpending(%client.varschedule))
   cancel(%client.varschedule);

and I believe if the client is deleted, so is the schedule, but I could be mistaken.
Edit: actually probably not unless you do a schedule actually parented to the object with %client.schedule()

That will do, thanks everyone
Edit: wait nope that won't do. Thanks @ below, greek, that's what I need

[Greek2me]

To set a variable on an object, do this:

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%obj=clientgroup.getobject(0);
%value = 17;
schedule(500,0,eval,%obj @ ".variable =" SPC %value @ ";");

[Nexus]

No he didn't, he wanted to set a variable to the object, not declare a global variable.

oh well silly me

[Lugnut]

if(iseventpending(%client.varschedule))
   cancel(%client.varschedule);

woah what

what does this do

[Kalphiter]

woah what

what does this do

If it's scheduled but hasn't happened yet...

[Lugnut]

If it's scheduled but hasn't happened yet...

does it return the schedule?
what if there are mroe than one schedule?

wait no varSchedule is the schedule

ummm

umm

[Kalphiter]

does it return the schedule?
what if there are mroe than one schedule?

wait no varSchedule is the schedule

ummm

umm

You can assign a schedule to a variable for later reference, for canceling it or checking on if it had already happened.