referencing local variables (or not) in CoreRPG

[Stv]

Hi Guys, I just want to make sure I have this right, before I look down a different path.

in CoreRPG EffectManager, there is the following function



local fCustomOnEffectStartTurn = nil;
function setCustomOnEffectStartTurn(f)
fCustomOnEffectStartTurn = f;
end


If I have this right, if I call the setCustomOnEffectStartTurn(f) function with a reference to my new function then there is no way to be able to call an existing
fCustomOnEffectStartTurn as mine will overwrite any previously set function?

Cheers, Steve.

[Trenloe]

If I have this right, if I call the setCustomOnEffectStartTurn(f) function with a reference to my new function then there is no way to be able to call an existing
fCustomOnEffectStartTurn as mine will overwrite any previously set function?
Correct. As fCustomOnEffectStartTurn is a variable local to the EffectsManager global script package, you can't access it from outside - so you can't make a copy of the previous script. The only vague option you may have is if you know where that override is set (i.e. it's in a ruleset layered on top of CoreRPG) and you can access that override function. But that won't help much if other extensions are changing it in different ways.

[Stv]

That's what I thought :(
I was hoping I could reference any previous to aid in cross-extension campatibility, guess it's 'last on to use it wins' :D

I may well look down a different path to do what I want.

As ever, thanks for the input Trenloe.

Cheers, Steve.