LUA:GetTempVariable

LUA Functions: GetTempVariable()

Gets the value the given spawn has for the given variable

Syntax

var = GetTempVariable(param1, param2)

Parameters

Required - param1 (Spawn), param2 (String)

param1 is the spawn who's temp variable we are checking

param2 is the variable we are checking

Returns

String, Spawn, Zone, Item, or Quest

Value for the given variable

Usage

function hailed(NPC, Spawn)
    Say(NPC, "FOO = " .. GetTempVariable(NPC, "FOO") .. "!")
end

When hailed the spawn will say the value it has for the variable FOO

Notes

If the variable is not set it will return nil

It is important that the scripter knows the type of the value stored in the variable