[JASS] Local Ability Variable Problems.

[ShadowHunter291]

Ok, honestly I'm sick of having to ask for help every trigger I decide to convert to JASS script, but I guess that is the price of learning JASS.

My situation:
Basically I need to add an ability to a unit, but which ability I add is dependent on some things, therefore I need the ability to be saved in a local variable.

local ability a
    local integer index

    if ( CheckConversionDifficulty(u) >= (GetPlayerTechCount(p, 'R00O', true)) ) then
        call IssueImmediateOrder( u, "stop" )
        if ( CheckConversionDifficulty(u) >= 1 ) then
            set a= 'A000'
        else 
            set a= 'A002'
        endif
    else

I get the syntax problem: "Cannot convert from integer to ability" when I try to set a= an ability Id.

Can someone please say what I'm doing wrong?

TY in advance, as always.

 

[TriggerHappy]

Change local ability a to local integer a.

All raw data are integers in base 256, therefor you must use the integer type when refrences types of object data.

 

[ShadowHunter291]

As always, it was ridiculously simple.
Thanks for your help all the same!

 

[Yixx]

ALL rawcodes (units, destructables, items, abilitys, buffs, upgrades) are integers. So Unit-type in GUI is integer in JASS, Item-Type in GUI is integer in JASS,, etc.

I cant even think of any use for the variable types Ability and Buff.. Unit,Item and Destructable are quite obvious, but Ability and Buff i dont know.

 

[aznricepuff]

You use them for stuff like GetObjectName().

 

[Yixx]

Hmm i always wondered about that function. It takes an id, but what ID? HandleId? Rawcode? What?

 

[TriggerHappy]

Hmm i always wondered about that function. It takes an id, but what ID? HandleId? Rawcode? What?

Rawcode.