Object

Functions
Boolean	isObject (handle)
Integer	nameToID (string objectName)

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

isObject()

Boolean isObject

(

handle

)

check if the name or ID specified is a valid object.

Parameters

handle

A name or ID of a possible object.

Returns

true if handle refers to a valid object, false otherwise

See Engine Function/Method

Sim::findObject

nameToID()

Integer nameToID

(

string

objectName

)

Use the nameToID function to convert an object name into an object ID.

Helper function for those odd cases where a string will not covert properly, but generally this can be replaced with a statement like: ("someName")

Parameters

objectName

A string containing the name of an object.

Returns

a positive non-zero value if the name corresponds to an object, or a -1 if it does not.

See Engine Function/Method

Sim::findObject