Spell end cast vs Spell finish

[sethmachine]

Hi,

What is the difference between these two events?

EVENT_PLAYER_UNIT_SPELL_FINISH

EVENT_PLAYER_UNIT_SPELL_ENDCAST

How can a spell be finished and also not have its cast ended?

 

[Vinz]

I'm not sure with the GUI equivalents, they're my cue. I don't use JASS for spell cast triggers. :/

 

[Nichilus]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I would guess the GUI equivalents are:
Unit - Unit Stops casting an ability
Unit - Unit Finishes casting an ability

The first one happens when your unit gets interrupted - by getting stunned, by moving, by issuing another order.

The second one happens only when units casts the spell the whole time and the spell does end - it does not fire when the caster gets interrupted by outside source.

For comparison, let's say a Priestess of the Moon is channeling her Starfall ability. Let's say the ability lasts for 30 seconds.
If during that 30 seconds she gets stunned/moves/gets new order, she interrupts the spell and the "Unit stops casting an ability" event fire.
If she channels the spell for the whole 30 seconds, then the spell ends (simply because that's how long its effect lasts), so the "Unit finishes casting an ability" even fire.

 

[Death Adder]

I think endcast refers to anytime a unit stops casting and finish refers to anytime a cast is completed.

i.e. endcast would happen if a unit gets interrupted or cancel channel etc while for finish the unit has to complete the entire channel duration.

 

[Ceday]

Stops casting event (ENDCAST) always fires whether unit succesfully casted spell or got interrupted.

Finish casting event (FINISH) only fires if unit completed spell with all animations etc.

Also if a unit succesfully finish a spell, finish event fires first then endcast event fires later.