When does trigger DeActivation go into effect?

[theavonlady 2]

Let's say you have a trigger based upon a unit entering within the trigger area.

Let's say that the trigger definition states that on activation:

INTRIGGERAREA = TRUE

and on deactivation:

INTRIGGERAREA = FALSE

If the mission starts with the unit not in the trigger area, is:

INTRIGGERAREA = FALSE

or is:

INTRIGGERAREA = null value

TIA (Raedor)!

[raedor 8]

null value

[theavonlady 2]

null value  

How do you check for a null value? Is it:

INTRIGGERAREA = ""

?

[raedor 8]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">? format ["%1", RHS_T55_NoScripts] == "scalar bool array string 0xfcffffef": RHS_T55_NoScripts = false

[theavonlady 2]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">? format ["%1", RHS_T55_NoScripts] == "scalar bool array string 0xfcffffef": RHS_T55_NoScripts = false

You lost me.

[raedor 8]

if you want to check it in a trigger, write<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">format ["%1", InTriggerArea] == "scalar bool array string 0xfcffffef"in the condition line... that's it.

[theavonlady 2]

if you want to check it in a trigger, write<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">format ["%1", InTriggerArea] == "scalar bool array string 0xfcffffef"

in the condition line... that's it.

Really? That's pathetic!

[raedor 8]

erm... yes... maybe... but... is it working?

[Bart.Jan 0]

erm... yes... maybe... but... is it working?    

Yes, it is.

Or you can try to make variable to be objNull in init.sqs<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">variable=objNulland then check condition<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">isNull variable

So you can have boolean with 3 values:

1)true, 2)false, 3)objNull or "scalar bool array string 0xfcffffef"

[raedor 8]

a variable with objNull is an object, no boolean value...

[theavonlady 2]

a variable with objNull is an object, no boolean value...  

Spolier!

[T J 0]

Best to declare it false in INIT.SQS and update as required.

Not forgetting of course that trigger areas are local in effect and detection, so that such a variable would have to be globally false or true in MP games..........

TJ

[theavonlady 2]

Best to declare it false in INIT.SQS and update as required.

Not always, as there are cases where TRUE, FALSE and UNKNOWN are needed for logic testing.

If you are only checking for TRUE versus FALSE, skip initializing in init.sqs and always test if something is either TRUE or NOT TRUE.

[T J 0]

But here you get the problem in MP games.

It is possible to get TRUE on one client and NULL on another, despite a trigger having been activated.

My method is always, check for existing variable......if it doesnt exist, define it, and where appropriate, globalize it.

Besides, why are you up this late?

TJ

[theavonlady 2]

Besides, why are you up this late?  

LOL! I was on a cooking spree last night. An 8 day holiday coming up.