[Solved] How to get to unit's race field?

[Kadel]

There is a field in Object Editor that units have called "Stats-Race". How to get value from this field. Is this Real, Integer, String? Can't find it. Or is it just an Editor field?

 

[Chaosium]

There are a few properties that can't be accessed with these functions and the race seems to be one of them, I think you'll need some workaround in order to detect that

 

[Kadel]

Well, generally I want to add a special trait to the unit, depending on their race, so I thought it would be easy because we have the field "Stats-Race". But if these are the circumstances, I’ll do it differently.

 

[Chaosium]

If you're not using it for anything else, you could use the Point Value stat and say e.g. 1 = human, 2 = orc etc., and point value is something you can get with an integer comparison, so that's useful

 

[akaiharuki]

Actually there's a Race comparison in Condition section with 5 races. I tested it out and believe the following trigger may help you to detect:

Hidden

• Race
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) Selects a unit
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Race of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Human
      • Then - Actions
        • Game - Display to (All players) the text: Human
      • Else - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • (Race of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Orc
          • Then - Actions
            • Game - Display to (All players) the text: Orc
          • Else - Actions
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • (Race of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Undead
              • Then - Actions
                • Game - Display to (All players) the text: Undead
              • Else - Actions
                • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
                  • If - Conditions
                    • (Race of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Night Elf
                  • Then - Actions
                    • Game - Display to (All players) the text: Night Elf
                  • Else - Actions
                    • Game - Display to (All players) the text: Demon

Note that Neutral units such as Chicken, Firelord, Lady Vashj is classified as Demon. This also corresponds if you customize their race in the Object Editor.

 

[Kadel]

Actually there's a Race comparison in Condition section with 5 races. I tested it out and believe the following trigger may help you to detect:

Hidden

• Race
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) Selects a unit
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Race of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Human
      • Then - Actions
        • Game - Display to (All players) the text: Human
      • Else - Actions
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • (Race of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Orc
          • Then - Actions
            • Game - Display to (All players) the text: Orc
          • Else - Actions
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • (Race of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Undead
              • Then - Actions
                • Game - Display to (All players) the text: Undead
              • Else - Actions
                • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
                  • If - Conditions
                    • (Race of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Night Elf
                  • Then - Actions
                    • Game - Display to (All players) the text: Night Elf
                  • Else - Actions
                    • Game - Display to (All players) the text: Demon

Note that Neutral units such as Chicken, Firelord, Lady Vashj is classified as Demon. This also corresponds if you customize their race in the Object Editor.

Yeah, I saw the Race Comparison, but there are no "Creep, Common or Other" like in "Stats-Race". Except for 4 default races, there are only demons...

 

[Kadel]

If you're not using it for anything else, you could use the Point Value stat and say e.g. 1 = human, 2 = orc etc., and point value is something you can get with an integer comparison, so that's useful

I saw this field, but What is this field responsible for? I can see many units have value "100" in it.

UPD: I found a thread here, and read it. Thank you, it will be useful.

 

[Chaosium]

I believe it's used for the scorescreen? But it's quite irrelevant and it's a convenient way to assign a value to an unit type that you can retrieve to do other stuff later

Edit: unlike custom value, I think we don't have a function "set point value" (at least in GUI), so that's a limiting factor

 

[Duckfarter]

Theres also RACE_OTHER but its hidden in GUI for whatever reason.

[JASS] - Does "GetUnitRace" cause leak?

Hi, all. Does "GetUnitRace" cause leak? constant native GetUnitRace takes unit whichUnit returns race Do I need to null "race" ? Thanks.

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Maybe this will help.

• Untitled Trigger 002
  • Events
    • Player - Player 1 (Red) Selects a unit
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Custom script: local integer a = 0
    • Custom script: local integer b = 20
    • Custom script: loop
    • Custom script: set a = a + 1
    • Custom script: if GetUnitRace(GetTriggerUnit()) == ConvertRace(a) then
    • Custom script: call DisplayTextToForce( GetPlayersAll(), I2S(a) )
    • Custom script: endif
    • Custom script: exitwhen a > b
    • Custom script: endloop

Human = ConvertRace(1)
Orc = ConvertRace(2)
Undead = ConvertRace(3)
Night Elf = ConvertRace(4)
Demon = ConvertRace(5)
Other = ConvertRace(7)
Creep = ConvertRace(8)
Commoner = ConvertRace(9)
Critter = ConvertRace(10)
Naga = ConvertRace(11)
Unknown = null