[JASS] Stupid Question

[ShadowMan]

Can anyone please answer this question:

How in the world do you guys know all the function commands for your triggers?
I have a hard time understanding Hello world -.-

 

[Marcelo Hossomi]

JassCraft and converting triggers to JASS helped me a LOT before I get used to the most common functions o/

And also I started peeking at programming languages like Pascal five years ago, so I had plenty of time to study it. Along with experience comes perfection o/

 

[Earth-Fury]

The JASS NewGen Pack includes syntax highlighting, auto complete, and a function finder.

As well, most of the function names describe what they do extremely well. It can just take some time to become used to programming and understanding all of it without requiring some kind of reference.

 

[Need_O2]

Triggers use Action functions that you told em to use (TriggerAddAction)
And they use Functions used inside Actions functions
I hope you got me

And get a Jass NewGen Pack (not required for this but get it )

 

[Blue_Jeans]

How in the world do you guys know all the function commands for your triggers?

Honestly, I don't. I know a lot of ones I use regularly, but I'm often looking up the exact syntax in either Jass Craft or the using the function finder in JassNewGen. If I want to do something but don't know which function to use, find a word you THINK will be in there and search in Jass Craft/JassNewGen. Poke around and you will usually find it quickly.

 

[HINDYhat]

I don't know most of them either, although most of the native function names are really easy to guess. For example, want to get the triggering unit? GetTriggerUnit(). Want to get the first unit from a group? FirstOfGroup(yourgroup)... etc...

 

[ShadowMan]

Jass Craft aye? Well, guess I have lots to learn.

Mind giving me an example on this trigger, how to make it in Jass..eh.. not using bj functions or something? >.<

• Melee Initialization
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Wait 0.05 seconds
    • Multiboard - Create a multiboard with 2 columns and 1 rows, titled Power
    • Set Multiboard_Power = (Last created multiboard)
    • Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 1, row 1 to 10.00% of the total screen width
    • Multiboard - Set the width for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 1 to 10.00% of the total screen width
    • Multiboard - Set the display style for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 1 to Show text and Hide icons
    • Multiboard - Set the display style for (Last created multiboard) item in column 1, row 1 to Show text and Hide icons
    • Multiboard - Hide (Last created multiboard)
    • Multiboard - Show (Last created multiboard)
    • Multiboard - Set the text for (Last created multiboard) item in column 1, row 1 to (Current: + (String(intPower)))
    • Multiboard - Set the text for (Last created multiboard) item in column 2, row 1 to (Max: + (String(intMaxPower)))
    • Multiboard - Hide (Last created multiboard)
    • Custom script: if GetLocalPlayer() == Player(0) then
    • Multiboard - Show (Last created multiboard)
    • Custom script: endif
    • Trigger - Turn on Power Plant Power System <gen>
    • Player - Disable No Damage Book for Player 1 (Red)
    • Unit - Add No Damage Book to Knight 0041 <gen>