engine.system Functions

EngineSystem Class

Members

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void engine.system.set ( string function, Variable value ) #

Set a variable in a system script (this function can be called directly from any other script).

Arguments

• string function - Variable name.
• Variable value - Value of the variable.

Variable engine.system.get ( string function ) #

Returns a variable from the system script. Instances of user-defined classes cannot be requested in such a manner.

Arguments

• string function - Variable name with a namespace, if needed.

Return value

Requested instance.

int engine.system.isFunction ( string name, int num_args ) #

Returns a value indicating if the given function with the specified number of arguments exists in the system script.

Arguments

• string name - Function name.
• int num_args - Number of function arguments.

Return value

1 if the function exists; otherwise, 0.

int engine.system.isVariable ( string name ) #

Returns a value indicating if the given variable exists in the system script.

Arguments

• string name - Variable name.

Return value

1 if the variable exists; otherwise, 0.

Variable engine.system.call ( Variable function ) #

Executes a function of the system script from an external script. The function should not take any arguments.

Arguments

• Variable function - Name of the function to execute.

Return value

Value returned by the function.

Variable engine.system.call ( Variable function, Variable arg0 ) #

Executes a function of the system script from an external script. The function should take one argument.

Arguments

• Variable function - Name of the function to execute.
• Variable arg0 - Argument of the function.

Return value

Value returned by the function.

Variable engine.system.call ( Variable function, Variable arg0, Variable arg1 ) #

Executes a function of the system script from an external script. The function should take two arguments.

Arguments

• Variable function - Name of the function to execute.
• Variable arg0 - Argument of the function.
• Variable arg1 - Argument of the function.

Return value

Value returned by the function.

Variable engine.system.call ( Variable function, Variable arg0, Variable arg1, Variable arg2 ) #

Executes a function of the system script from an external script. The function should take three arguments.

Arguments

• Variable function - Name of the function to execute.
• Variable arg0 - Argument of the function.
• Variable arg1 - Argument of the function.
• Variable arg2 - Argument of the function.

Return value

Value returned by the function.

Variable engine.system.call ( Variable function, Variable arg0, Variable arg1, Variable arg2, Variable arg3 ) #

Executes a function of the system script from an external script. The function should take four arguments.

Arguments

• Variable function - Name of the function to execute.
• Variable arg0 - Argument of the function.
• Variable arg1 - Argument of the function.
• Variable arg2 - Argument of the function.
• Variable arg3 - Argument of the function.

Return value

Value returned by the function.

Variable engine.system.call ( Variable function, Variable arg0, Variable arg1, Variable arg2, Variable arg3, Variable arg4 ) #

Executes a function of the system script from an external script. The function should take five arguments.

Arguments

• Variable function - Name of the function to execute.
• Variable arg0 - Argument of the function.
• Variable arg1 - Argument of the function.
• Variable arg2 - Argument of the function.
• Variable arg3 - Argument of the function.
• Variable arg4 - Argument of the function.

Return value

Value returned by the function.

Variable engine.system.call ( Variable function, Variable arg0, Variable arg1, Variable arg2, Variable arg3, Variable arg4, Variable arg5 ) #

Executes a function of the system script from an external script. The function should take six arguments.

Arguments

• Variable function - Name of the function to execute.
• Variable arg0 - Argument of the function.
• Variable arg1 - Argument of the function.
• Variable arg2 - Argument of the function.
• Variable arg3 - Argument of the function.
• Variable arg4 - Argument of the function.
• Variable arg5 - Argument of the function.

Return value

Value returned by the function.

Variable engine.system.call ( Variable function, int id = [] ) #

Executes a function of the system script from an external script. The function takes an array of arguments (up to 8 arguments are supported).

Arguments

• Variable function - Name of the function to execute.
• int id - Array of up to 8 arguments.

Return value

Value returned by the function.