[JASS] Get Unit Icon Path?

[xorkatoss]

Hi everybody, I am currently making a custom ui that uses my own way of displaying the enemy's hp and icon:

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Currently the way I use to change the texture of the backdrop(icon) is by storing the following data and looping though them to check which unit type it is:

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• Enemy Bars Setup
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 0.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set VariableSet i = 1
    • Set VariableSet Bar_Unit_Type[i] = test 1
    • Set VariableSet Bar_Unit_Path[i] = ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNFootman.tga
    • -------- - --------
    • Set VariableSet i = (i + 1)
    • Set VariableSet Bar_Unit_Type[i] = test 2
    • Set VariableSet Bar_Unit_Path[i] = ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNRifleman.tga
    • -------- - --------
    • Set VariableSet i = (i + 1)
    • Set VariableSet Bar_Unit_Type[i] = test 3
    • Set VariableSet Bar_Unit_Path[i] = ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNGrunt.tga
    • -------- - --------
    • Set VariableSet i = (i + 1)
    • Set VariableSet Bar_Unit_Type[i] = Tauren Chieftain
    • Set VariableSet Bar_Unit_Path[i] = ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNHeroTaurenChieftain.tga
    • -------- - --------
    • Set VariableSet i = (i + 1)
    • Set VariableSet Bar_Unit_Type[i] = Blood Mage
    • Set VariableSet Bar_Unit_Path[i] = ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNHeroBloodElfPrince.tga
    • -------- - --------
    • Set VariableSet Bar_Unit_Max = i
    • -------- - --------

This is a bit of a hassle when having to do with over 100 units in an RPG Map, so I thought of using a simple method to get the Unit Name:

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• select unit name
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) Selects a unit
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Custom script: local framehandle char = BlzGetFrameByName("CharacterIcon" , 0)
    • -------- ------------------------- --------
    • -------- Check to see if there is "space" in unit name and remove it e.g Mountain Giant --------
    • Set VariableSet UnitName = (Name of (Triggering unit))
    • For each (Integer i) from 1 to (Length of UnitName), do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Game - Display to (All players) for 5.00 seconds the text: (i + ((String(i)) + (: + (Substring(UnitName, i, i)))))
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • (Substring(UnitName, i, i)) Equal to
          • Then - Actions
            • Set VariableSet UnitName = ((Substring(UnitName, 1, (i - 1))) + (Substring(UnitName, (i + 1), 20)))
            • Game - Display to (All players) for 5.00 seconds the text: (Found "space" in + (String(i)))
          • Else - Actions
    • Game - Display to (All players) for 5.00 seconds the text: (Final result: + UnitName)
    • -------- ------------------------- --------
    • -------- Check to see if unit is a hero. --------
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • ((Triggering unit) is A Hero) Equal to True
      • Then - Actions
        • Set VariableSet UnitName = (ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNHero + (UnitName + .blp))
      • Else - Actions
        • Set VariableSet UnitName = (ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTN + (UnitName + .blp))
    • -------- ------------------------- --------
    • Custom script: call BlzFrameSetTexture(char, udg_UnitName ,0, true)

Although this only works with default unit names...if a unit has a custom name it doesn't get the correct icon path.

It really is a shame that this trigger can't get a unit's icon path:

So I came here to ask if it's possible using JASS to directly get a unit's icon path OR if there is a better way to do this in general.

 

[Uncle]

local unit u
local string icon
set u = CreateUnit(Player(0), 'hfoo', 0, 0, 0)
set icon = BlzGetAbilityIcon(GetUnitTypeId(u))

 

[xorkatoss]

@Uncle tested and works fine thanks!