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%this.owner.something = %this.something

by rennie moffat · in Torque Game Builder · 10/15/2009 (3:13 pm) · 4 replies

I see this time and time again, for instance
%this.owner.Health = %this.Health;
   %this.owner.Defense = %this.Defense;


this particular code come from an onBehaviorAdd function,
my question is, why declare this? In other words, what is the differnece or benifit of having %this.owner.health = %this.health? Why not just have %this.owner.health?
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    Torque 3D Owner Ted Southard
    #1
    10/15/2009 (3:18 pm)
    Depends on what %this is, and what you're doing with %this that you can't do with %this.owner.

    Torque Owner rennie moffat
    Renman3000
    #2
    10/15/2009 (3:33 pm)
    oh i see.

    So in this case, the health will belong to an owner, but in the end it is an object, a static sprite. So am I declaring the health of the owner is defined by (loose term) the health.


    in other words, like the code says

    %this.owner.health = %this.health



    Torque Owner RollerJesus
    Dream. Build. Repeat.
    #3
    10/15/2009 (4:45 pm)
    When you see this in a behavior, it's important to realize the following:

    %this.owner.SOMEVARIABLE refers to a variable that belongs to the object that the behavior is attached to.

    and...

    %this.SOMEVARIABLE refers to a variable that belongs to the actual behavior.

    Even though both may be named SOMEVARIABLE, they are NOT the same variable. That one confused me for a while. :)

    Torque Owner rennie moffat
    Renman3000
    #4
    10/15/2009 (4:49 pm)
    yah me too, thanks.