allocate

[Chaosy]

Hi I got a few questions on allocate and structs.
1. why do I need to use allocate in the constructor
2. do I need to have it in the constructor no mater what or only during certain conditions
3. how do I "deindex" a object from a struct? like when a unit dies I want to remove this.values from the struct to save memory.
4. how do I loop though all my objects inside a struct? I suspect you use some kind of list but I dont know what it's called in jass

 

[TriggerHappy]

1. By default the .create method allocates an instance for you (by calling .allocate). If you override the create method you're expected to return an index for the struct. This index is usually generated by the allocate method, so this is why most people call it. You can however create your own allocation system and ignore .allocate() completely.
2. Like I said in point 1, you don't have to but you definitely should have some allocation. For example you could just return 0 everytime in .create()
3. You can override the onDestroy method or just call .destroy()
4. You can use a linked list to store the indicies, or make the struct act as a linked list itself.

 

[Chaosy]

1. so the allocate basicly gives the struc an instance number?
3. with other words this.destroy?
4. ah ok will see if I can find a tut

 

[TriggerHappy]

1. so the allocate basicly gives the struc an instance number?
3. with other words this.destroy?
4. ah ok will see if I can find a tut

1. Yes, and it recycles them.
2. Yeah.

 

[Chaosy]

ok, thanks. would have given rep but I cant. sorry