hashtable how to use handle id as a key?

[Death Adder]

I've had some problem before with world editor & hashtable because it didn't work to use abilityID variables as keys (since they're just integers or whatever it was).


It's been a while since I even used the WE nevermind hashtables, but am I missing something or is my WE bugged somehow? I'm pretty sure "Get Handle ID" is supposed to allow me to use the regular functions e.g. using (Triggering Unit) as a primary key and then saving a bunch of stuff to the secondary key...

so to explain the pictures just in case:

picture 1: I clicked on the second "Value" meant to be used as the primary key.

picture 2: I clicked on "Handle" from "Get Handle ID" to later select my unit to use as the key in the next step.

picture 3: apparently it only show the "Variable" section...
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And I ried the other ones as well, none of the Hasltable - Save (integer/unit/real/whatever) worked as far as I can tell...

Now I assume that I could still do it with jass, but that sort of beat the whole point here. I wasn't really going to do anything complex. I just wanted an easy to use 2d array...

 

[Jampion]

Are you using JNGP are any other special editor?
I use JNGP and it is bugged for me as well. I don't care much, because I only use them in JASS. It's confusing to use hashtables in JASS and GUI at the same time, because the parameters are swapped.
You can use custom script before that:
set udg_Key = GetHandleId(GetTriggerUnit())
and then use your GUI hashtable action and use the integer Key as your key.

 

[Death Adder]

Are you using JNGP are any other special editor?
I use JNGP and it is bugged for me as well. I don't care much, because I only use them in JASS. It's confusing to use hashtables in JASS and GUI at the same time, because the parameters are swapped.
You can use custom script before that:
set udg_Key = GetHandleId(GetTriggerUnit())
and then use your GUI hashtable action and use the integer Key as your key.

ah clever workaround, and yeah I do use a special editor.