Difference between revisions of "VisionaireObject Command: getLink"

Latest revision as of 23:45, 11 August 2023

Returns the VisionaireObject which is linked in a VisionaireObject field.

Syntax

getLink(field)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
field	integer	The field which specifies a VisionaireObject link. The field type must be "t_link". Specify the field constant name (V + object table name in singular + field name) or the field id, see the example.

Return values

Type	Description
TVisObj	The VisionaireObject linked in the field or an empty object if no object is linked

Examples

Example 1: Get the currently playable character.

-- Specify the field constant name or the field id
local curr_char = game:getLink(VGameCurrentCharacter)
local curr_char = game:getLink(468)

-- The shorthand notation offers a more convenient way to achieve the same
local curr_char = game.CurrentCharacter

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-<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed tbl-ds">
+Returns the VisionaireObject which is linked in a VisionaireObject field.
-<span class="bold">Command History</span>
-<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
-<div class="alt-bg">Available since v3.0</div>
-</div></div>
-Allows you to access, read & manipulate the data tables for general game objects, items, characters, conditions, & values etc...
+== Syntax ==
+<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
-'''''* this page is a work in progress *'''''
+getLink(field)
-Syntax:
-<syntaxhighlight>
-getLink(table)
 </syntaxhighlight>
-Example 1: Quick getObject method; you must take care when using this method, that your project does not contain multiple objects with the same name.
+== Parameters ==
-<syntaxhighlight>
--- This method is unsafe because it accesses all the condition/value tables associated with the project
-getObject("Conditions[condition_name]") -- get a condition
-getObject("Values[value_name]") -- get a value
-getObject("Actions[action_name]") -- get an action
-getObject("Animations[animation_name]") -- get an animation
-</syntaxhighlight>
-Example 2: Full getObject method.
-<syntaxhighlight>
--- * scenes * --
-getObject("Scenes[scene_name].SceneConditions[condition_name]") -- get condition linked to a scene
-getObject("Scenes[scene_name].SceneObjects[object_name].ObjectConditions[condition_name]") -- get condition linked to a scene object
-getObject("Scenes[scene_name].SceneValues[value_name]") -- get value linked to a scene
-getObject("Scenes[scene_name].SceneObjects[object_name].ObjectValues[value_name]") -- get value linked to a scene object
-getObject("Scenes[scene_name].SceneActions[action_name]") --
-getObject("scenes[scene_name].SceneObjects[object_name].ObjectAnimations[animation_name]") -- get animation linked to a scene object
--- * characters * --
-getObject("Characters[character_name].CharacterConditions[condition_name]") -- get condition linked to a character
-getObject("Characters[character_name].CharacterValues[value_name]") -- get value linked to a character
-getObject("Characters[character_name].CharacterActions[action_name]") -- get action linked to a character
-getObject("Characters[character_name].CharacterOutfits[outfit_name].OutfitCharacterAnimations[animation_name]") -- get animation linked to a character
--- etc...
-</syntaxhighlight>
+{| class="ts"
+|-
+! style="width:15%" | Parameter
+! style="width:15%" | Type
+! Description
+|-
+| field
+| integer
+| The field which specifies a VisionaireObject link. The field type must be "t_link".
+''Specify the field constant name (V + object table name in singular + field name) or the field id, see the example.''
+|}
-<span class="bold underline">Arguments</span>
+== Return values ==
-'''path''': "string" <br/>
+{| class="ts"
-The path to the required data structure object.
+|-
+! style="width:15%" | Type
+! Description
+|-
+| TVisObj
+| The VisionaireObject linked in the field or an empty object if no object is linked
+|}
-'''object''': text<br/>
-Name of the object, character, condition etc; the name is case sensitive.
-'''error''': bool (true/false) <br/>
+== Examples ==
-If <span class="green">''true''</span> a warning will be printed to the log, if the linked object can not be found; it is set to <span class="green">true</span>, by default.
+'''Example 1:''' Get the currently playable character.
+<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
+-- Specify the field constant name or the field id
+local curr_char = game:getLink(VGameCurrentCharacter)
+local curr_char = game:getLink(468)
-<span class="bold underline">Flags</span>
+-- The shorthand notation offers a more convenient way to achieve the same
+local curr_char = game.CurrentCharacter
-none
+</syntaxhighlight>
+{{toc}}
-<span class="bold underline">Return</span>
-'''object''' <br/>
-Returns the data from the linked objects table; or returns empty.
-{{i18n|GetObject_(CMS)}}

Difference between revisions of "VisionaireObject Command: getLink"

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Syntax

Parameters

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