LUA:SetTempVariable

LUA Functions: SetTempVariable()

Sets a temporary variable for the given spawn

Syntax

SetTempVariable(param1, param2, param3)

Parameters

Required - param1 (Spawn), param2 (String), param3 (String)

param1 is the spawn we want to set a temp variable for

param2 is the variable we want to set

param3 is the value of the variable

Usage

function hailed(NPC, Spawn)
    Say(NPC, "Setting FOO to BAR")
    SetTempVariable(NPC, "FOO", "BAR")
end

When hailed the spawn will set the variable FOO to have a value of BAR

Notes

This can be used on players as well as NPC's The values will not persist through zoning, camping, or zone shut down To clear a variable you can set it to ""