[JASS] Is a trackable a handle?

[Dakadoon]

Hey, im kinda new 2 Jass, and im wondering, r trackables handles?

 

[Captain Griffen]

I'm fairly sure they extend handle type (check in the common.j), but they may well be pseudohandles (check with H2I print outs).

 

[PurplePoot]

Even pseudohandles (such as texttags) extend handles.

 

[Captain Griffen]

Even pseudohandles (such as texttags) extend handles.

Yea, but don't take up handle handle indexes. And often don't need nulling (eg: lightning types). They act completely unlike handles, really.

 

[Vestras]

Everything that isn't units, destructables or something else that I can't remember is handles. Units, destructables and the last thing extends the widget, and the widget extends a handle.

Then there is gamevents, which extends eventids, which extends a handle.

I think...

 

[Captain Griffen]

Extending handle type is not the same as actually being a real handle.

 

[Vestras]

Extending handle type is not the same as actually being a real handle.

wat

Seriously? Explain please.

 

[GhostWolf]

Everything extends handle (inheritance).

type event              extends     handle  // a reference to an event registration
type player             extends     handle  // a single player reference
type widget             extends     handle  // an interactive game object with life
type unit               extends     widget  // a single unit reference
type destructable       extends     widget
type item               extends     widget
type ability            extends     handle
type buff               extends     ability
type force              extends     handle
type group              extends     handle
type trigger            extends     handle
type triggercondition   extends     handle
type triggeraction      extends     handle
type timer              extends     handle
type location           extends     handle
type region             extends     handle
type rect               extends     handle
type boolexpr           extends     handle
type sound              extends     handle
type conditionfunc      extends     boolexpr
type filterfunc         extends     boolexpr
type unitpool           extends     handle
type itempool           extends     handle
type race               extends     handle
type alliancetype       extends     handle
type racepreference     extends     handle
type gamestate          extends     handle
type igamestate         extends     gamestate
type fgamestate         extends     gamestate
type playerstate        extends     handle
type playerscore        extends     handle
type playergameresult   extends     handle
type unitstate          extends     handle
type aidifficulty       extends     handle

type eventid            extends     handle
type gameevent          extends     eventid
type playerevent        extends     eventid
type playerunitevent    extends     eventid
type unitevent          extends     eventid
type limitop            extends     eventid
type widgetevent        extends     eventid
type dialogevent        extends     eventid
type unittype           extends     handle

type gamespeed          extends     handle
type gamedifficulty     extends     handle
type gametype           extends     handle
type mapflag            extends     handle
type mapvisibility      extends     handle
type mapsetting         extends     handle
type mapdensity         extends     handle
type mapcontrol         extends     handle
type playerslotstate    extends     handle
type volumegroup        extends     handle
type camerafield        extends     handle
type camerasetup        extends     handle
type playercolor        extends     handle
type placement          extends     handle
type startlocprio       extends     handle
type raritycontrol      extends     handle
type blendmode          extends     handle
type texmapflags        extends     handle
type effect             extends     handle
type effecttype         extends     handle
type weathereffect      extends     handle
type terraindeformation extends     handle
type fogstate           extends     handle
type fogmodifier        extends     handle
type dialog             extends     handle
type button             extends     handle
type quest              extends     handle
type questitem          extends     handle
type defeatcondition    extends     handle
type timerdialog        extends     handle
type leaderboard        extends     handle
type multiboard         extends     handle
type multiboarditem     extends     handle
type trackable          extends     handle
type gamecache          extends     handle
type version            extends     handle
type itemtype           extends     handle
type texttag            extends     handle
type attacktype         extends     handle
type damagetype         extends     handle
type weapontype         extends     handle
type soundtype          extends     handle
type lightning          extends     handle
type pathingtype        extends     handle
type image              extends     handle
type ubersplat          extends     handle

 

[Captain Griffen]

wat

Seriously? Explain please.

function IDontLeak takes nothing returns nothing
    local lightning l = CreateLightning(I cant remember the native name or parameters)
endfunction

 

[Vestras]

Doesn't lightnings leak?

 

[Dakadoon]

watever, i looked in custom.j and trackables r, in fact, handles.

 

[Captain Griffen]

Doesn't lightnings leak?

Erm...yes...

function IDontLeak takes nothing returns nothing
    local lightning l = CreateLightning(I cant remember the native name or parameters)
    call DestroyLightning(l)
endfunction

THAT doesn't leak.

watever, i looked in custom.j and trackables r, in fact, handles.

You're missing the point...

 

[Dakadoon]

You're missing the point...

No, im not! I originally asked on this thread "Are trackables handles?", not "do lightnings leak?"

 

[HappyTauren]

If griffen says you are, you are....

 

[Dakadoon]

I'm the one who defined the point on this thread

 

[PurplePoot]

He's saying that trackables may extend handles, but they don't behave exactly like the more common handles.