How can I use a checkbox in options?

[Enderlook]

I've already made a checkbox in options -id=NE_MEDIC-, but I am not sure how can I use the value of the checkbox -yes/no-.
Here I have my code, with the checkbox and an attempt of how use the checkbox's value inside a conditional block and a variable tag.

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[modification]
    id=A_NEW_ERA_MOD
    name=_"A New Era Special Abilities"
    description=_"Add special abilities to some units."
	
	require_modification=no
	
	[options]
		[checkbox]
			id=NE_MEDIC
			default=yes
			name=_"Medic Healer Ability"
			description=_"Allow healers have the special ability to heal an specific target."
        [/checkbox]
	[/options]
	
	[if]
		[variable]
			name=NE_MEDIC.value
			boolean_equals=yes
		[/variable]
		[else]
			{HEALER_MENU}
		[/else]
	[/if]
[/modification]

P.S: Do you know what means "require_modification=no"? I wrote that line because I found it in several mods.

[beetlenaut]

The id is "NE_MEDIC", so that is the variable name too. You used "NE_MEDIC.value", which is incorrect. Also, you should use [then] and not [else]. (The [else] tag activates if all the conditional tags are false.)

require_modification: a boolean value; if set to yes, all players have to have this modification installed to join the game. Default no.

You probably want "yes".

[Enderlook]

Thank you. I hadn't noticed that I wrote [else] instead of [then] :). Also I delete the ".value", but it isn't working.
If I do this doesn't work:

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		[if]
			[variable]
				name=NE_MEDIC
				boolean_equals=yes
			[/variable]
			[then]
				{HEALER_MENU}
			[/then]
		[/if]

But if instead I only do {HEALER_MENU} and then inside it I do this it works:

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#define HEALER_MENU
	[event]
		name=start
		[if]
			[variable]
				name=NE_MEDIC
				boolean_equals=yes
			[/variable]
			[then]
				......
			[/then]
		[/if]
	[/event]
#enddef

Do you know why?

[beetlenaut]

If you put an [event] inside an [if], the event is created when the [if] is true, but it is not fired then. If you create a start event after the start of the scenario, it will never fire.

I don't know where your [if] tag is, but it's probably in the wrong place. Try using [set_menu_item] in the start event, and use the [show_if] tag inside it. Then you don't need an [if] tag anywhere.

[Enderlook]

I've two files.
The first "modifications.cfg" (the first code I posted above) -now without the [if]- and the second "healer.cfg" which contains HEALER_MENU (and the [if] inside that event). Is fine the location of the [if] tag?
I was thinking in put the [if] tag inside the event, and the [set_menu_item] inside the [if] -not the if as [show_if] because if the menu won't be used, why make it in first place? Or I shall make it anyway? It's the first time I make this so I am not sure what to do . (Also, I've already [show_if] but with another conditions (check if there is any healer in order to make visible that button)). Please, enlighten me .

[beetlenaut]

Ah. I think I understand what you are doing now. Yeah, that sounds fine. Does it work like you want now?

(I suppose it doesn't matter if you make the menu and never show it, or don't make the menu in the first place. It doesn't look any different to the player. You are the programmer, so can decide which one you like better.)

[Enderlook]

Yes, you have right. The code is already working so it's fine. Thanks you.