Zugg Software :: View topic - Whats the difference between an alias and an event?

Apprentice Joined: 04 Mar 2007 Posts: 103

i created an event called LootCorpse and i raise it when i get exp.

i guess i could create an alias called LootCorpse and do the same thing.

i was just wondering what the differences are and are there benefits do doing it one way or the other?

GURU Joined: 23 Dec 2000 Posts: 4834 Location: USA

Events are like triggers in alias form. When you raise an event, all defined events with that event name are executed.

Apprentice Joined: 04 Mar 2007 Posts: 103

so i can have the same event name in multiple places in my code programmed to do different things?

and when i raise the event. all those events will run?

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

That is correct. You can also #raise an event with one or more arguments, which can be accessed in the event objects with %1, etc. This is especially powerful if you give IDs to the event objects or put them into classes, and use #t+ and #t- to enable and disable which ones are actually active at any time. When you #raise myEvent, all of the enabled myEvent objects will fire, in order of priority number. A great feature.

Apprentice Joined: 04 Mar 2007 Posts: 103

wow thats sounds really cool.

how do you use the id to turn things on and off with #T- and #T+ i always used the name of the thing i was turning on and off which makes it so that i have to not use spaces in my names. but if i could use the id that would be cleaner.

Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:02 pm

You have to first assign the trigger/class/setting an ID which can be done when you create it:

Apprentice Joined: 04 Mar 2007 Posts: 103

thanks