Trying a custom action for the first time

[darwin]

I want a custom action to integrate two vectors. I came up with this:

• Integrate
  • Options: Action, Create Thread
  • Return Type: Real
  • Parameters
    • VectorA Magnitude = 0.0 <Real>
    • VectorB Magnitude = 0.0 <Real>
    • VectorA Angle = 0.0 <Real>
    • VectorB Angle = 0.0 <Real>
  • Grammar Text: Integrate(VectorA Magnitude, VectorB Magnitude, VectorA Angle, VectorB Angle)
  • Hint Text: (None)
  • Custom Script Code
    • Ax = 0.0 <Real>
    • Ay = 0.0 <Real>
    • Bx = 0.0 <Real>
    • By = 0.0 <Real>
    • tempReal = 0.0 <Real>
  • Actions
    • Variable - Set Ax = (VectorA Magnitude * (Cos(VectorA Angle)))
    • Variable - Set Ay = (VectorA Magnitude * (Sin(VectorA Angle)))
    • Variable - Set Bx = (VectorB Magnitude * (Cos(VectorB Angle)))
    • Variable - Set By = (VectorB Magnitude * (Sin(VectorB Angle)))
    • Variable - Set Ax = (Ax + Bx)
    • Variable - Set Ay = (Ay + By)
    • Variable - Set tempReal = (Square root(((Ax * Ax) + (Ay * Ay))))
    • General - Return tempReal

This will not compile and I get an error saying: Script failed to compile: Implicit cast not allowed (See Trigger Editor for more details)


I looked it up and they say that this is the result of me trying to return a variable of the wrong type...but all my variables and parameters and return variables are real.

 

[Dr Super Good]

I want a custom action to integrate two vectors. I came up with this:

Um what?! I do not think this is the right site to ask how you intigrate a vector with respects to another vector as not even second year university mathimatics covers vector intigration with respects to a constant let alone vector integration with respects to a vector.

What your function appears to be doing is returning the magnitude of a vector sum. I do not see how that has anything to do with integration.

Custom Script Code
Ax = 0.0 <Real>
Ay = 0.0 <Real>
Bx = 0.0 <Real>
By = 0.0 <Real>
tempReal = 0.0 <Real>

Is that really custom script? If so then you are missing any type identifiers on the variables.

Actually come to think of it, SC2 has no real type... they use fixed.

 

[darwin]

What your function appears to be doing is returning the magnitude of a vector sum. I do not see how that has anything to do with integration.

Is that really custom script? If so then you are missing any type identifiers on the variables.

Actually come to think of it, SC2 has no real type... they use fixed.

Sorry, the *trigger* */trigger* feature doesn't appear to translate SC2 code very well. None of that that was custom script. The Custom Script Code is just an empty line. The variables underneath it are parameters.

I wanted to add the two vectors, not integrate them, you are correct. I used the wrong word. The math is right, I think, that's not what I need help with. I need help with the fact that the custom action won't compile at all.

I don't know what you mean when you say "SC2 has no real type". Almost all my variables are "real."

 

[Dr Super Good]

Could you post a map with this in it. It sounds like their GUI precompiler might have a bug.

 

[darwin]

Could you post a map with this in it. It sounds like their GUI precompiler might have a bug.

Sure thing:

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/pastebin_data/661k1t/_files/autodual 17.SC2Map

It's the trigger at the very top and is Not Implemented because it won't save any other way.

Thanks for taking a look! I'm always discouraged when I find bugs because I'm not good enough with the SC2 editor to know them when I see them.

 

[Dr Super Good]

bool auto_gf_Integrate_TriggerFunc (bool testConds, bool runActions) {
    fixed lp_vectorAMagnitude = auto_gf_Integrate_lp_vectorAMagnitude;
    fixed lp_vectorBMagnitude = auto_gf_Integrate_lp_vectorBMagnitude;
    fixed lp_vectorAAngle = auto_gf_Integrate_lp_vectorAAngle;
    fixed lp_vectorBAngle = auto_gf_Integrate_lp_vectorBAngle;

    // Variable Declarations
    fixed lv_ax;
    fixed lv_ay;
    fixed lv_bx;
    fixed lv_by;
    fixed lv_tempReal;

    // Variable Initialization
    lv_ax = 0.0;
    lv_ay = 0.0;
    lv_bx = 0.0;
    lv_by = 0.0;
    lv_tempReal = 0.0;

    // Implementation
    lv_ax = (lp_vectorAMagnitude * Cos(lp_vectorAAngle));
    lv_ay = (lp_vectorAMagnitude * Sin(lp_vectorAAngle));
    lv_bx = (lp_vectorBMagnitude * Cos(lp_vectorBAngle));
    lv_by = (lp_vectorBMagnitude * Sin(lp_vectorBAngle));
    lv_ax = (lv_ax + lv_bx);
    lv_ay = (lv_ay + lv_by);
    lv_tempReal = SquareRoot(((lv_ax * lv_ax) + (lv_ay * lv_ay)));
    return lv_tempReal; //This is what you return (correct).
    return true; //This is what GUI appends onto your return.
}

So why is GUI appending that extra true? Because you request it run in its own thread. Inorder for it to run in its own thread, the function must be attached to a trigger to run. Inorder for this attachment to be valid, it has to return a bool. This bool takes dominence over any return type you specify thus an error occurs when you do try and return a correct type. This is an extreemly logical fault but still a fault with the GUI of the editor (it should not allow you to cause such results).

The solution to this is fortunatly very easy. Just turn off the create thread flag. Something that is meant to return a value can not possibly be threaded in an efficient way.

 

[darwin]

bool auto_gf_Integrate_TriggerFunc (bool testConds, bool runActions) {
    fixed lp_vectorAMagnitude = auto_gf_Integrate_lp_vectorAMagnitude;
    fixed lp_vectorBMagnitude = auto_gf_Integrate_lp_vectorBMagnitude;
    fixed lp_vectorAAngle = auto_gf_Integrate_lp_vectorAAngle;
    fixed lp_vectorBAngle = auto_gf_Integrate_lp_vectorBAngle;

    // Variable Declarations
    fixed lv_ax;
    fixed lv_ay;
    fixed lv_bx;
    fixed lv_by;
    fixed lv_tempReal;

    // Variable Initialization
    lv_ax = 0.0;
    lv_ay = 0.0;
    lv_bx = 0.0;
    lv_by = 0.0;
    lv_tempReal = 0.0;

    // Implementation
    lv_ax = (lp_vectorAMagnitude * Cos(lp_vectorAAngle));
    lv_ay = (lp_vectorAMagnitude * Sin(lp_vectorAAngle));
    lv_bx = (lp_vectorBMagnitude * Cos(lp_vectorBAngle));
    lv_by = (lp_vectorBMagnitude * Sin(lp_vectorBAngle));
    lv_ax = (lv_ax + lv_bx);
    lv_ay = (lv_ay + lv_by);
    lv_tempReal = SquareRoot(((lv_ax * lv_ax) + (lv_ay * lv_ay)));
    return lv_tempReal; //This is what you return (correct).
    return true; //This is what GUI appends onto your return.
}

So why is GUI appending that extra true? Because you request it run in its own thread. Inorder for it to run in its own thread, the function must be attached to a trigger to run. Inorder for this attachment to be valid, it has to return a bool. This bool takes dominence over any return type you specify thus an error occurs when you do try and return a correct type. This is an extreemly logical fault but still a fault with the GUI of the editor (it should not allow you to cause such results).

The solution to this is fortunatly very easy. Just turn off the create thread flag. Something that is meant to return a value can not possibly be threaded in an efficient way.

Excellent, thanks.