Changes: API setglobal

Revision as of 14:24, 31 October 2010

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Dark Ranger's Crossbow is a quest reward from Leader of the Pack.

Patch changes

Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added

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+<onlyinclude>{{{{{tpl|tooltip}}}
-{{removedfromgame|patch=4.0.1}}
+|mode={{{mode|}}}
+|arg={{{arg|}}}
+|name=Dark Ranger's Crossbow
+|quality=Common
+|icon=inv weapon crossbow 02
+|itemid=54986
+|bind=BoP
+|slot=Ranged
+|type=Crossbow
+|dmg=11-22
+|speed=2.80
+|dps=6.1
+|ilvl=6
+|sell={{cost|||28}}
+}}</onlyinclude>
+'''Dark Ranger's Crossbow''' is a quest reward from {{quest|Leader of the Pack}}.
-[[API_getglobal|getglobal]] and setglobal are deprecated and replaced with _G[]<ref>http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=25626580975&sid=1</ref>. Their functionality will be removed from the game at a future date. Change all references of getglobal and setglobal:
+==Patch changes==
-  var = getglobal(varName)        --getglobal deprecated
+{{Patch 4.0.3a|note=Added}}
-  var = _G[varName]               --new syntax to get a global
+==External links==
-  setglobal(otherName, otherVar)  --setglobal deprecated
+<!-- Read http://www.wowwiki.com/WoWWiki:External_links before posting your links here.
-  _G[otherName] = otherVar        --new syntax to set a global
+Links that do not conform to the rules will be DELETED.
+Repeat violations may result in a BAN.
+Have a nice day. :) -->
+{{elinks-item|54986}}
+[[Category:World of Warcraft common quest rewards]]
+[[Category:World of Warcraft crossbows]]
-Set a global variable, from a string.
- setglobal( "globalName", value )
-== Parameters ==
-=== Arguments ===
-:("globalName", value)
-:;globalName : String - Name of the global you want to change.
-:;value : Any - Value you want to set the global to.
-=== Returns ===
-:;Always returns nil.
-== Example ==
- /script setglobal( "MyVariable", 1234 )
-=== Result ===
- MyVariable = 1234
-== Details ==
-As of the introduction of [[API getfenv|getfenv]]() into the API, setglobal() and [[API getglobal|getglobal]]() are somewhat superfluous. You can always do something along the lines of:
-  local _G = getfenv()
-  local prevval = _G["MyVariable"]   ''-- "getglobal()"''
-  _G["MyVariable"] = 1234            ''-- "setglobal()"''
-Function calls always cost some overhead, so if a large number of getglobal calls are being made, the getfenv table will be a faster route.  Note that for few or infrequent calls the performance gain of this method is negligible.