The Gnats Lua questions (creating an event using lua)

[The_Gnat]

I unfortunately received a stack traceback error "The local variable the_killer must be assigned before being used"

However my variable was assigned! I even proved so by displaying a message where the narrator says: "The killer = $the_killer.side"
What would be causing this problem?

Here is a screenshot of the error:

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[Ravana]

I unfortunately received a stack traceback error "The local variable the_killer must be assigned before being used"

However my variable was assigned! I even proved so by displaying a message where the narrator says: "The killer = $the_killer.side"

That only means it exists as wml variable, not as Lua variable.

By not using quotes, you ask variable to be evaluated.

[The_Gnat]

Sorry about confusion my exact code is this:

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       {MESSAGE_SPEAKER narrator (The killer: $the_killer.id & Side: $the_killer.side) ()}

        [lua]
            code=<<
          local victoriousSide wesnoth.get_variable(the_killer.side)

                    for counter = 1, 3 do

         if counter ~= victoriousSide then
            wesnoth.sides[wesnoth.current.side].defeat_condition = "always"
         end

                    end
            >>
        [/lua]


As you can see the message is Outside the Lua code. And the message confirmed that the variable the_killer was real and had a value.

For simple variables I can say use quotes, for objects see reference.

I will try doing it again with quotes: local victoriousSide wesnoth.get_variable("the_killer.side")

[Ravana]

Still no =

[The_Gnat]

How am i this stupid!

[The_Gnat]

Hmm... I have added an "=" but it still gives the same error...

Spoiler:

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        [lua]
            code=<<
          local victoriousSide = wesnoth.get_variable(the_killer.side)

                    for counter = 1, 3 do

               if counter ~= victoriousSide then
                     wesnoth.sides[wesnoth.current.side].defeat_condition = "always"
               end

                    end
            >>
        [/lua]


[Ravana]

By not using quotes, you ask variable to be evaluated.

[The_Gnat]

Finnally!

Thank you ravana (very much) for helping me! The combination of problems (and my own stupidity) led me to spend far more time than it should have taken.

Finally working code:

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        [lua]
            code=<<
                    local victoriousSide = wesnoth.get_variable("the_killer.side")

                    for counter = 1, 3 do

                          if counter ~= victoriousSide then
                                 wesnoth.sides[wesnoth.current.side].defeat_condition = "always"
                          end

                    end
            >>
        [/lua]


[Celtic_Minstrel]

By leaving out the = you are telling Lua: "I want to declare a local variable victoriousSide and set it to nil. Then I want to get the value of $the_killer.side but do nothing with it." In effect, Lua thinks you've just put two commands on the same line, rather than one command to get $the_killer.side and assign its value to victoriousSide.

[The_Gnat]

Yes i realized i needed a "=" but for some (stupid) reason i kept forgetting to add it when i rewrote my code. Thank you!

[Celtic_Minstrel]

I was just pointing out why Wesnoth would have accepted that incorrect code without an error message.