CreateItemOnObject Wrapper for use with DelayCommand

nwfan87

Don't I post a lot on these forums

Does anyone have a good scripting solution for using Delay Comand with CreateItemOnObject?

Think I need a custom wrapper for it.

NeverwinterWights

You can either create a function and add it to your script library (if you have one) which would be a good idea if you are going to use it in multiple scripts, or you can just add it specifically to the script you need it for.

A function like this added to your library (note: this method does require you to "#include" your library script at the top of the script you use your custom functions in) could work:

void DelayCreateItemOnObject(string sItemTemplate, object oTarget, int nStackSize=1, string sNewTag="");
void DelayCreateItemOnObject(string sItemTemplate, object oTarget, int nStackSize=1, string sNewTag="")
{
    CreateItemOnObject(sItemTemplate, oTarget, nStackSize, sNewTag);
}

And then using the above in a script would look like:

#include "_my_mod_library"

void main()
{
    object oPC = GetLastUsedBy();
    DelayCommand(5.0, DelayCreateItemOnObject("item resref", oPC));
}

Or if you want to just add it to a script that you need it for, you just add it to the top, above the void main():

void DelayCreateItemOnObject(string sItemTemplate, object oTarget, int nStackSize=1, string sNewTag="")
{
    CreateItemOnObject(sItemTemplate, oTarget, nStackSize, sNewTag);
}

void main()
{
    object oPC = GetLastUsedBy();
    DelayCommand(5.0, DelayCreateItemOnObject("item resref", oPC));
}

Hope it helps.

Melkior

What @NeverwinterWights said. There's a script I use that that purpose which is exactly the same except that it's named CreateItemOnObjectVoid because its entire purpose is to turn the CreateItemOnObject command into a void type so that it can be used in something like DelayCommand.