What is the trigger execute order in Warcraft 3?

[SpasMaster]

Simple question: In what order are triggers with the same event executed?
I made a test map where trigger 1 displays the number "3" when the message "a" is written.
A second trigger with the same event displays the number "4".
The ordering of the triggers in the side bar does not seem to impact which one executes first.
So how does it work and can it be adjusted?

 

[Fruit Forest]

Simple question: In what order are triggers with the same event executed?
I made a test map where trigger 1 displays the number "3" when the message "a" is written.
A second trigger with the same event displays the number "4".
The ordering of the triggers in the side bar does not seem to impact which one executes first.
So how does it work and can it be adjusted?

I never thought about that, but I think it also depends on trigger position in the trigger editor. trigger on higher position is engaged first.

 

[SpasMaster]

I never thought about that, but I think it also depends on trigger position in the trigger editor. trigger on higher position is engaged first.

"The ordering of the triggers in the side bar does not seem to impact which one executes first."

 

[Fruit Forest]

"The ordering of the triggers in the side bar does not seem to impact which one executes first."

Looks like I found that is a problem. The first engaged trigger is a trigger which was created first. I checked here I created trig1 (1) then trig2 (2) then trig3 (3). Results: 123
Then I deleted all and made again, but trig1 (3) trig2 (1) trig3(2)
ResultsL 321
So trigger priority depends on what is trigger was created first.

 

[LordDz]

Create a trigger that runs when someone types 'A'.
That trigger then runs the triggers say 3 and 4, or 4 and 3 if you so wish.

 

[Wietlol]

Trigger executions with identical events run in the same order as they are added as listener to the event.
In simple terms, the trigger that is created first is executed first.
GUI Trigger creation in the world editor seems to register itself at the end of the trigger queue.
So, when you create a new trigger with an event that another trigger also has, the newly created trigger will run later.
However, iirc, when closing and re-opening the map, the triggers will re-register themselves in the order in which they are in the trigger list (the tree view at the left).

So, in the end, it is unreliable to trust on a certain order of execution.
If you have two triggers with identical events and you really want them to execute in a certain order, then you might want to merge them to one trigger.
If either of the triggers has conditions, you would have to copy and paste them over to an if statement instead.