Basic Properties question(s)

[JML]

Sorry Azhrei, but my coding times are a bit behind me now. I've got to get back to it

So, if I did understand you well, and that seems to make sense to me, getProperty() is waiting for a variable name as first parameter, which means a string.

When you use an unquoted variable, MT evaluates it. If the result is a string, every thing is OK.

In my example, HeureNaissance variable being:

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HeureNaissance (HN):[r: Fatigue = floor((FORCE + AGILITE) / 2)] 

Evaluation of :

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[r: Fatigue = floor((FORCE + AGILITE) / 2)]  

gives no output, thus an empty string in first parameter.

So getProperty() has got no property name to use and returns nothing.

[Azhrei]

Yep, that's it.

[JML]

When you use an unquoted variable, MT evaluates it.

Am I right thinking MT evaluates whatever is not between quotes? Saying it another way, MT thinks anything out of quotes is Mscript?

[wolph42]

When you use an unquoted variable, MT evaluates it.

Am I right thinking MT evaluates whatever is not between quotes? Saying it another way, MT thinks anything out of quotes is Mscript?

Yup. Just as the other way round:anything between quotes is viewed as as a string. With the exception of Wiki: strformat() although technically that function 'evaluates' a string just like Wiki: eval() only differently.

[JML]

Just as the other way round:anything between quotes is viewed as as a string.

Which brings me to a crazy thought. Given the commenting limitations in MT, that is to say comments are still evaluated, did someone tried to just enclose comment content in a string so it's not being executed ?

Like this:

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<!--"Comment"--> 

[chaossdragon]

Just as the other way round:anything between quotes is viewed as as a string.

Which brings me to a crazy thought. Given the commenting limitations in MT, that is to say comments are still evaluated, did someone tried to just enclose comment content in a string so it's not being executed ?

Like this:

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<!--"Comment"--> 

have you tried other comment methods?

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//-- like this --// 
[h: '<!-- or this -->'] 

[wolph42]

The latter is the one I use and which I can recommend. Point is that any other form WILL be ported to the chat (but does not show) and will thus increase stack use.

[JML]

OK, thank you guys.

Test done:
The following executes:

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<!-- [r: Strength = 5] -->
<!-- "[r: Strength = 5]" -->
 

The following don't:

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[h: "<!-- [r: Strength = 5] -->"] 

The following just brings an error, as the first "/" is interpreted as introducing a chat command:

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// [r: Strength = 5] //