Critical Error through StringCase function

[69stehend]

scope test
    globals
        private constant string capitals = "ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA"
        private constant string lowercase = StringCase(capitals, false)
    endglobals
endscope

why does this cause a critical error on loading screen? (it doesnt happen when i remove the StringCase call)

 

[rulerofiron99]

I don't think you can call functions in a globals block.

 

[69stehend]

you can

    globals
        private constant string numbers = "9876543210"
        private constant string capitals = "ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA"
        private constant string lowercase ="zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba"
        private constant string database = numbers + capitals + lowercase
        private constant integer length = StringLength(database)
    endglobals

works without problems

 

[rulerofiron99]

And if you put the StringCase call in an initializer function?

 

[edo494]

some functions(most actually) fucks up when globals are loaded, for instance if you have global rect and you set it to WorldBounds, first time the map will most likely load with no problem, second time(restart map) it will pop error when map is loading
another example is CreateDialog, this also crashes the map when loading
I recommend only using CreateTrigger, CreateTimer, InitHashtable
Even I2S() will crash the load(at least it did for me)
do it like this:

scope test
    globals
        private constant string capitals = "ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA"
        private string lowercase = null
    endglobals
    private module m
        static method onInit takes nothing returns nothing
            set lowercase = StringCase(capitals, false)
        endmethod
    endmodule
    private struct init extends array
        implement m
    endstruct
endscope

Use this if you are using Vexorians JassHelper, if you are using Cohadars, then do:

scope test initializer init
    globals
        private constant string capitals = "ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA"
        private string lowercase = StringCase(capitals, false)
    endglobals
    private function init takes nothing returns nothing
        set lowercase = StringCase(capitals, false)
    endfunction
endscope

Disadvantage is, lowercase is no longer constant