jass and vjass, whats the diff?

[GreeN!X]

I just started learning jass a few weeks ago so I'm still really ignorant to it.. so I just wanted to ask, what is the diff between jass and vjass? is vjass more advanced or just better?

 

[Crigges]

vJass is a set of user-made extensions to JASS. It introduces object-oriented programming features to the language, such as structs, encapsulation, and polymorphism. You can compare to Classes...

 

[ap0calypse]

Just to make it perfectly clear: vJass doesn't actually add anything new, everything that can be done in vJass can be done with regular JASS.
This is because Warcraft would otherwise not be able to read it (there are certain projects that do add new stuff, such as RtC, but those require a modified version of Warcraft to play).

vJass just makes those things nice to read and write. It's there to make your life easier.
Because of the way it handles code, it's been a massive help to everyone willing to use JASS. You can easily add and use libraries, change spells/systems and much more.

 

[Ralle]

Warcraft understands only JASS. vJASS is actually converted into JASS when you save the map.
It's just easier to write vJASS when your project gets sufficiently big. I also believe that the vJASS tools are better than the built-in World Editor ones.

 

[GreeN!X]

oh alright.. I just got confused because some tuts have vjass or jass in their titles..

 

[WaterKnight]

Nowadays, it's almost for sure that you also use vJass or another language if you can do jass.

 

[Arhowk]

Just to make it perfectly clear: vJass doesn't actually add anything new, everything that can be done in vJass can be done with regular JASS.
This is because Warcraft would otherwise not be able to read it (there are certain projects that do add new stuff, such as RtC, but those require a modified version of Warcraft to play).

vJass just makes those things nice to read and write. It's there to make your life easier.
Because of the way it handles code, it's been a massive help to everyone willing to use JASS. You can easily add and use libraries, change spells/systems and much more.

false. you cannot create globals in JASS without using the variable editor

 

[WaterKnight]

false. you cannot create globals in JASS without using the variable editor

False, that's just the case in the editor because it already sets the globals block up and does not give you direct access to it.

 

[ap0calypse]

false. you cannot create globals in JASS without using the variable editor

You can directly edit it in war3map.j. I think that's what WaterKnight said actually, so if it is: my apologies.