[SOLVED] Question

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Hello, sorry but I really need to know the answer to this question...

So, what's the difference between "inst.components.health.absorb = .25" & "inst.components.health:SetAbsorptionAmount(0.25)"?

 

Edited October 3, 2016 by SuperDavid

[rezecib]

@SuperDavid There's no difference, because the implementation of classes they have for the game doesn't support private instance variables (in a language/environment that does, things like self.absorb would only be accessible from inside the class, not by things outside; the function they provide to set absorb is a carryover from that style of programming, which is sometimes considered more "proper").

[Serpens]

use the function, if there is one.

Cause e.g my mod also changes this value.
And to be compatible to other mods that change this value, I "Listen" to the function "SetAbsorptionAmount".
If you change this helath.absorb directly during a running game, you mod won't be compatible to my mod.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=738448215

if you also changing this value during a running game, you should be very careful and make sure, that you can remove this bonus properly without removing boni from other mods.
If you just give your character a permanent absorb bonus, then there is no need to be careful I think.

Edited August 25, 2016 by Serpens

[Joachim]

The difference is that the setter function form can be extended with sanity checks, for example. Or it can be used to notify another object (e.g., a replica) that a change has taken place.

So it is preferable to use the setter function form.