Basic scripting questions.
by Joe Nobody · in Torque Game Engine · 11/12/2003 (7:40 pm) · 3 replies
1. Why do all of the parameters for script functions use the modulus % operator.
2. The game loop...Where is it? Is it in code or script, If I create functions how do I ensure they get called every Tick if need be.
3. The this object. What is it? Where does it get initialized?
Thanks for any help with these questions.
2. The game loop...Where is it? Is it in code or script, If I create functions how do I ensure they get called every Tick if need be.
3. The this object. What is it? Where does it get initialized?
Thanks for any help with these questions.
#2
yeah, the % sign is to differentiate from global variables (defined with the $ sign, or no sign). It can still be used as a modulus however.
11/12/2003 (9:07 pm)
Quote:If I create functions how do I ensure they get called every Tick if need beI really dont recommend doing this in scripts. Scripts are REALLY slow compared to C++ code, so of you want to execute a function every tick, then you want to put that in the C++ code, or else it would slow the game down considerably (depending on what your doing of course).
yeah, the % sign is to differentiate from global variables (defined with the $ sign, or no sign). It can still be used as a modulus however.
#3
11/13/2003 (12:25 pm)
Thanks for the info, It helps alot. I found a Tutorial, on basic scripting stuff thats very good. Thanks again 
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2. It's in the platform layer somewhere. I'd use schedule if I wanted a script function to get called back, or else put code in the processTick of an object.
3. In script, %this is the first parameter to a method of an object. It's sometimes called %db. Name isn't important; that it is the first parameter is.