Well, this is the functions I found to do this:
JASS:
native GetAbilityEffectById takes integer abilityId, effecttype t, integer index returns string
There are also some global variables:
JASS:
constant effecttype EFFECT_TYPE_EFFECT = ConvertEffectType(0)
constant effecttype EFFECT_TYPE_TARGET = ConvertEffectType(1)
constant effecttype EFFECT_TYPE_CASTER = ConvertEffectType(2)
constant effecttype EFFECT_TYPE_SPECIAL = ConvertEffectType(3)
constant effecttype EFFECT_TYPE_AREA_EFFECT = ConvertEffectType(4)
constant effecttype EFFECT_TYPE_MISSILE = ConvertEffectType(5)
constant effecttype EFFECT_TYPE_LIGHTNING = ConvertEffectType(6)
The way you use the above function is this:
- Determine what effect type you want to reference (Caster effect, target effect, etc.); all of the names correspond.
- Determine the index you want to reference. Usually this will be 0, but sometimes you'll want to use a different number if you have, for instance, multiple special effects you want to play on a unit. In this case, the index of 1 refers to the second model in the list, 2 to the 3rd, and so on.
- Call the function to get the string and then create the effect.
Seems pretty self-explanatory.
