New Variable Types(this is not a dream)

[Xonok]

One day I copied my unfinished equipment from one map to another.
Then when I wanted to change variable names I came across a problem, it would not let me save it after renaming.

First I started to wonder what's going on, until it finally hit me.
THERE IS NO MODEL FILE VARIABLE in GUI world editor. This thing shouldn't even exist.
After a few minutes of thinking I figured out why it happened. Warcraft doesn't really care about variable types, it only checks how they are used.

• Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the ItemAttachB[ItemLevel] of (Triggering unit) using ItemGraphicB[ItemLoopB]

In here I had used a string variable(ItemGraphicB) as a way to store models.
Unlike my other variables, this one didn't have any values set, so the editor thought that it IS a model file variable.
Proof that it works:


What is the benefit of this? Why not just keep using strings? - This thing allows you to pick a model from the list. Strings do not. So, for GUIers it's quite useful.

EDIT: With some further investigation I found out that all variables created this way have 2 types.
In this case the parent-type is string and child-type is model. Logically I can assume, that using this way always means 1 parent variable and 1 that's a child.

 

[The_wand_mirror]

Wtf hax? So what you can change models of units ingame or something?

 

[Xonok]

Sadly not that, but it makes it possible for GUIers to save models into a variable without having to copy-paste strings.