Context Class Reference

Every object in the world that has a script has a context. This includes players, NPCs, props, etc. A context is the generic reference to an object. Static props, and terrain, do not have a script or a context. Every event passes along a context and every receiver takes a context. This allows you to know who causes the chain of events. If a player pulls a lever, they are the context. If that lever is wired to a door, who opened the door? The player! This chain of events allows the door script to perform additional logic, like giving that player a coin for opening it, when otherwise, it wouldn't know what caused it to open. More...

Public Member Functions
bool	IsNpc ()
	Quick checker for is this context representing an NPC?
bool	IsPlayer ()
	Quick check for is this context representing a player?
void	SetFloat (string name, float value)
	Sets a float on this object's blackboard. Any script can set or retrieve info from a context's blackboard. Values are saved between levels.
float	GetFloat (string name)
	Gets a named int saved on this context's blackboard.
void	SetInt (string name, int value)
	Sets a int on this object's blackboard. Any script can set or retrieve info from a context's blackboard. Values are saved between levels.
int	GetInt (string name)
	Gets a named int saved on this context's blackboard.
void	SetBool (string name, bool value)
	Sets a boolean on this object's blackboard. Any script can set or retrieve info from a context's blackboard. Values are saved between levels.
bool	GetBool (string name)
	Gets a named boolean saved on this context's blackboard.
void	SetString (string name, string value)
	Sets a string on this object's blackboard. Any script can set or retrieve info from a context's blackboard. Values are saved between levels.
string	GetString (string name)
	Gets a named boolean saved on this context's blackboard.
bool	HasMember (string name)
	Does this context have a saved value of any type with the given name?
object	TryGetComponent (string componentName)
	One of the most important methods! This allows you to access any component on an object who's context you have After attempting to retrieve a component be sure to check that it is not nil (It will be nil if the context does not have the requested component) Example Usage: context.TryGetComponent(Component.Player)

Properties
Context	LevelContext [get]
Context	GameContext [get]
Context	LastContext [get]

Detailed Description

Every object in the world that has a script has a context. This includes players, NPCs, props, etc. A context is the generic reference to an object. Static props, and terrain, do not have a script or a context. Every event passes along a context and every receiver takes a context. This allows you to know who causes the chain of events. If a player pulls a lever, they are the context. If that lever is wired to a door, who opened the door? The player! This chain of events allows the door script to perform additional logic, like giving that player a coin for opening it, when otherwise, it wouldn't know what caused it to open.

Member Function Documentation

GetBool()

bool GetBool

(

string

name

)

Gets a named boolean saved on this context's blackboard.

Parameters

name

Returns

Defaults to false if not found

GetFloat()

float GetFloat

(

string

name

)

Gets a named int saved on this context's blackboard.

Parameters

name

Returns

Defaults to 0 if not found

GetInt()

int GetInt

(

string

name

)

Gets a named int saved on this context's blackboard.

Parameters

name

Returns

Defaults to 0 if not found

GetString()

string GetString

(

string

name

)

Gets a named boolean saved on this context's blackboard.

Parameters

name

Returns

Defaults to an empty string if not found

HasMember()

bool HasMember

(

string

name

)

Does this context have a saved value of any type with the given name?

Parameters

name	The name of the variable you are checking for

Returns

IsNpc()

bool IsNpc

(

)

Quick checker for is this context representing an NPC?

Returns

IsPlayer()

bool IsPlayer

(

)

Quick check for is this context representing a player?

Returns

SetBool()

void SetBool	(	string	name,
		bool	value )

Sets a boolean on this object's blackboard. Any script can set or retrieve info from a context's blackboard. Values are saved between levels.

Parameters

name	The name of the value you're setting. You must use the exact name to access this value later.
value	The value to save

SetFloat()

void SetFloat	(	string	name,
		float	value )

Sets a float on this object's blackboard. Any script can set or retrieve info from a context's blackboard. Values are saved between levels.

Parameters

name	The name of the value you're setting. You must use the exact name to access this value later.
value	The value to save

SetInt()

void SetInt	(	string	name,
		int	value )

Sets a int on this object's blackboard. Any script can set or retrieve info from a context's blackboard. Values are saved between levels.

Parameters

name	The name of the value you're setting. You must use the exact name to access this value later.
value	The value to save

SetString()

void SetString	(	string	name,
		string	value )

Sets a string on this object's blackboard. Any script can set or retrieve info from a context's blackboard. Values are saved between levels.

Parameters

name	The name of the value you're setting. You must use the exact name to access this value later.
value	The value to save

TryGetComponent()

object TryGetComponent

(

string

componentName

)

One of the most important methods! This allows you to access any component on an object who's context you have After attempting to retrieve a component be sure to check that it is not nil (It will be nil if the context does not have the requested component) Example Usage: context.TryGetComponent(Component.Player)

Parameters

componentName

Returns

nil if the component is not present

Property Documentation

GameContext

Context GameContext

get

LastContext

Context LastContext

get

LevelContext

Context LevelContext

get