MIST addEventHandler

mist.addEventHandler

Added with: Mist 1.0

Description

This is a simplified version of the simulator scripting engine’s world.addEventHandler function. handler must be a function that expects a single variable of a world simulator event. It also returns a number id for this event handler (for use with mist.removeEventHandler). For more information on world events, see the Simulator Scripting Engine documentation for world events.

Syntax

number mist.addEventHandler(function f )

Valid Input Values:

function f: any function accessible to the scripting engine

Return value:

number

Return example:

5

Usage Examples:

Adds an event handler that, every time a weapon is fired, it adds that weapon to a global table that holds all weapon objects do activeWeapons = {} local function addWeapon(event) if event.id == world.event.S_EVENT_SHOT and event.weapon then activeWeapons[#activeWeapons + 1] = event.weapon end end mist.addEventHandler(addWeapon) end

Notes:

Related Functions

scheduleFunction, removeFunction, addEventHandler, removeEventHandler

Scripting Engine

MIST Root Page