Handle Vars

10-03-2006, 04:03 AM

Ok, ive almost decided to run off a cliff in regards to this damn stuff.

I want to learn handle vars, but im having trouble grasping it.

Can someone show me the code to do the following;

Unit dies, a timer is set up and run. I want to store the unit that died and how long it has to wait for using handles.

When the timer expires, i want it to run a function and use the stored unit handle to revive the unit.

Help????!!!!

10-03-2006, 04:15 AM

PipeDream

GC() is whichever initialized gamecache you're using
usually this is just a variable which you set to InitGameCache("cache.w3v") during initialization.

JASS:

function HtoI takes handle h returns integer
    return h
    return 0
endfunction
function ItoT takes integer i returns timer
    return i
    return null
endfunction
function ItoU takes integer i returns unit
    return i
    return null
endfunction
function UnitDies_cb takes nothing returns nothing
    local integer t = HtoI(GetExpiredTimer())
    local unit u = ItoU(GetStoredInteger(GC(),I2S(t),"deadunit"))

    // revive however you want to do that

    call DestroyTimer(ItoT(t))
    set u = null
endfunction
function UnitDiesAction takes nothing returns nothing
    local integer t = HtoI(CreateTimer())
    call StoreInteger(GC(),I2S(t),"deadunit",HtoI(GetTriggerUnit()))
//timer, delay, true = periodic false = single, callback function
    call TimerStart(ItoT(t),36.7,false,function UnitDies_cb)
endfunction

10-03-2006, 04:50 AM	#3
n13astra	Got it, i wasnt doing the gamecache part of it. Excellent, i learnt something new! :D