Storing data on units

11-05-2007, 02:16 AM	#1
jw232	What is a good way to store data on units besides game cache? I want to keep track of the number of times each unit is affected by a certain spell.

11-05-2007, 02:34 AM

moyack

SetUnitUserData command is one option, it saves integers.

And if you need to save more data, use structs. This is an example:

JASS:

struct MyDAta
    real data1
    boolean data2
    // and so on...
endstruct

function StoreDataOnUnit takes unit u, real r, boolean b returns nothing
    // Links a real and a boolean to a unit
        local MyDAta MD = MyDAta.create()
    set MD.data1 = r
    set MD.data2 = b
    call SetUnitUserData(u, integer(MD))
endfunction

function GetUnitMyDAta takes unit u returns MyDAta
        // Retrieves the Data linked to the specified unit
    return MyDAta( GetUnitUserData(u) )
endfunction

11-05-2007, 10:18 PM	#3
Dil999	Or the simplest way, CSCache.

11-22-2007, 03:18 AM	#4
Just call me Js	what is a struct? and what is CSCache?

11-22-2007, 06:36 AM	#5
cohadar	Download NewGen.

11-22-2007, 11:34 AM

zen87

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dil999

Or the simplest way, CSCache.

he did say except game cache, and cscache is a game cache...

so yeah, it leads to struct or simply use an unit array stack + parallel array...

11-22-2007, 02:12 PM	#7
rain9441	If its just unit than Cohadar's "Perfect Unit Index" system is what you are looking for, its got allocation, deallocation, and maintenance done for you so all you have to do is call one function to get a struct unique to each unit. Check his signature a few replies up.