What's vJass exactly.

[CrashLemon]

Hey sorry if this sounds stupid but I'm wondering, what's vJass?

Is it a way to say "Advanced Jass"?

Is it more functions and such?

Any informations are apreciated.

 

[Dr Super Good]

It is a an extension to the JASS scripting language that purly allows time to be saved and make it more easy to code in. It does not add anything new that JASS was not able to preform before, afterall it compiles to normal JASS appon map save.

Useful features are the ability to use globals more easilly, the ability to structure code better, the better development environment and better syntax checker (all from JNGP).

 

[CrashLemon]

Alright thank you very much, may I ask where I can get this jewel and import it into my maps.

Is it a bunch of functions I add in my map or something like a dll (I know it's not a dll but you get the idea).

 

[spiwn]

Easiest way to use vJass is getting this.

 

[Eleandor]

Alright thank you very much, may I ask where I can get this jewel and import it into my maps.

Is it a bunch of functions I add in my map or something like a dll (I know it's not a dll but you get the idea).

It's like what c++ is to c. It extends on the original c language with e.g. object oriented features, but it doesn't add any functions.

Vjass is actually compiled back into jass, so *everything* you can do with vjass you can do with jass. It just makes things more "abstract" and easier to use.

 

[Captain Griffen]

C++ is a different language to C.

vJASS is a way of making coding in JASS so, SO, SOOO much easier, nicer and faster.

 

[Dr Super Good]

I already said that...
Basically, all it does is allow time to be saved as it makes making certain code structures easier. Also the code becomes more readable as it is a slightly higher language.
Unlike GUI which is also a higher language, it retains all capabilities and potentials of normal JASS as any additions of vJASS are also optional.
Thus I can only recommend using it as there is no real down side to it and there are quite a number of useful features.

 

[Need_O2]

Tip: vJASS WILL NOT allow you to do something that JASS cant do
(I know what Ive said... dont tell me those global declerations and debugging stuff)

I ment dont get ideas like it may allow me to change game interface in game or make a fps game etc

 

[CrashLemon]

I've just downloaded what spiwn linked me and I'm really liking the syntax and built-in Jass editor in WE.

But where can I see what's been added in vJass, any list of new natives or such?

 

[GhostWolf]

Here.

 

[Dr Super Good]

How many times must we repeat it, there are no new added natives as it is purly an enhancement of normal JASS. Thus on map save it compiles into normal JASS and so is restricted to do atmost everything normal JASS could do. Everything it does add is purly time saving or for ease of use.

 

[Eleandor]

C++ is a different language to C.

vJASS is a way of making coding in JASS so, SO, SOOO much easier, nicer and faster.

c++ originally was designed as an extension. It's fully backwards compatible with c and c++ compilers originally compiled back to c before compiling the program (there's still one popular compiler that does this I think). So I thought it was a pretty good comparison as vjass too compiles back to jass while adding functionality that's totally strange to jass.