A simple question about locals.

01-09-2006, 11:25 PM	#1
paidan_fain	Can i safely locally define a real value in a multiplayer map without server splits? My purpose is that I want to create a floating text that appears red to the defender and blue for the attacker. Thx

01-09-2006, 11:35 PM	#2
Zoxc	You can't create floating texts local, but you can hide/show them. Then create 2 floating texts use GetLocalPlayer() to show/hide them.

01-09-2006, 11:36 PM	#3
paidan_fain	Ya but i was thinking that instead of creating two different floating texts, i could use a locally defined real value(s) to represent the rgb values of a single floating text.

01-09-2006, 11:52 PM

Earth-Fury

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Originally Posted by paidan_fain

Ya but i was thinking that instead of creating two different floating texts, i could use a locally defined real value(s) to represent the rgb values of a single floating text.

erm, how? :-/ a local variable is a variable to local to a function. (a trigger) not a player. theirfore, how would you use a local real variable to define diffrent text colours without the use of getlocalplayer?

01-10-2006, 02:57 AM	#5
PitzerMike	I think he meant local as in for the local player. And I think that it might even work without server splits. JASS: local real r if GetLocalPlayer() == whichPlayer then set r = 0 else set r = 255 endif set t = CreateTextTag(......., r) You will have to try this on bnet to see if it really doesn't desync but i think chances are good.

01-10-2006, 12:39 PM	#6
iNfraNe	This would also work with different textmsg and even with different positions on the screen I think. Better performancewize maybe? :P

01-10-2006, 05:45 PM	#7
Zoxc	JASS: native SetTextTagColor takes texttag t, integer red, integer green, integer blue, integer alpha returns nothing You might be able to use this locally :)