Hm, no.
Handles are just integers. Nothing but integers.
Lets say you have a unit. But he is in a instance of a unit, so saying:
JASS:
call StoreInteger(Cache(), "SomeStore", "SomeOtherStore", MyUnit)
Wont work, because you cant store a unit like that.
Or any other handle.
So you use H2I and it gives you the handles integer.
Then you can do what you like with it, the index can be stored, gotton back later in another function, and allows a rediculous amount of abuse, which is good.
Example:
JASS:
function Cache takes nothing returns gamecache
if(udg_Cache == null) then
call FlushGameCache(InitGameCache("GC"))
set udg_Cache = InitGameCache("GC")
endif
return udg_Cache
endfunction
function H2I takes handle H returns integer
return H
return 0
endfunction
function I2Effect takes integer I returns effect
return I
return null
endfunction
function DestroyEffectTimed_Destroy takes nothing returns nothing
local timer t = GetExpiredTimer()
local effect e = I2Effect(GetStoredInteger(Cache(), I2S(H2I(t)), "DestroyEffectTimed"))
call DestroyEffect(e)
call FlushStoredInteger(Cache, I2S(H2I(t)), "DestroyEffectTimed")
call DestroyTimer(t)
set e = null
endfunction
function DestroyEffectTimed takes effect whichEffect, real time returns nothing
local timer t = CreateTimer()
call StoreInteger(Cache(), I2S(H2I(t)), "DestroyEffectTimed", I2S(H2I(whichEffect))
call TimerStart(t, time, false, function DestroyEffectTimed_Destroy)
endfunction
If thats complicated, i will go over it with you.
