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{{Function | {{Function | ||
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|summary = Added by NVSE V4. Reduces an expression to a boolean for use in | |summary = Added by NVSE V4. Reduces an expression to a boolean for use in conditional statements. Used to permit the usage of any function or expression that may be so reduced for a conditional, when the compiler would otherwise disallow it. | ||
Eval is required to test the value of [[User Defined Function|user defined functions]], and those related to [[Array Variable|arrays]] and [[String Variable|strings]] in | Eval is required to test the value of [[User Defined Function|user defined functions]], and those related to [[Array Variable|arrays]] and [[String Variable|strings]] in conditionals. | ||
|name = eval | |name = eval | ||
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|arguments = | |arguments = | ||
{{FunctionArgument | {{FunctionArgument | ||
|Name = | |Name = expression | ||
|Type = | |Type = reducable | ||
}} | }} | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*If struggling to understand the purpose of 'eval', then by analogy think of 'if eval' as simply telling the GECK compiler the line is written in NVSE language, to prevent it complaining with an error. | *If struggling to understand the purpose of 'eval', then by analogy think of 'if eval' as simply telling the GECK compiler the line is written in NVSE language, to prevent it complaining with an error. | ||
*Whilst not necessary, it is harmless to include 'eval' in any 'if' statement (when testing vanilla functions, for example). There is a possible advantage to this, in that when an illegitimate eval statement fails (example, testing certain functions on an empty ref var), an | *Whilst not necessary, it is harmless to include 'eval' in any 'if' statement (when testing vanilla functions, for example). There is a possible advantage to this, in that when an illegitimate eval statement fails (example, testing certain functions on an empty ref var), an error message will be printed to the game console, rather than silently failing. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[User Defined Function]] | *[[User Defined Function]] | ||
*[[Array Variable]] | *[[Array Variable]] | ||
*[[String Variable]] | *[[String Variable]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://obse.silverlock.org/obse_command_doc.html#OBSE_Expressions List of supported expression found in OBSE, these are equivalent in NVSE] | *[http://obse.silverlock.org/obse_command_doc.html#OBSE_Expressions List of supported expression found in OBSE, these are equivalent in NVSE] | ||