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mwseMCMGlobal⚓︎

A variable connected to a Morrowind Global.

This type inherits the following: mwseMCMVariable.

Properties⚓︎

class⚓︎

The type of the variable.

Returns:

  • result (string)

componentType⚓︎

The type of this component.

Returns:

  • result ("Variable")

converter⚓︎

This function is called when the value of the variable is changed. The function can modify the new value before it is stored.

Returns:

  • result (fun(newValue): unknown)

id⚓︎

The id of the Morrowind Global.

Returns:

  • result (string)

inGameOnly⚓︎

Read-only. Always true for this variable type, since global variables can only be changed while the game is loaded.

Returns:

  • result (true)

restartRequired⚓︎

If true, updating the setting containing this variable will notify the player to restart the game.

Returns:

  • result (boolean)

restartRequiredMessage⚓︎

The default text is a localized version of: "The game must be restarted before this change will come into effect.".

Returns:

  • result (string)

value⚓︎

The value stored in the variable.

Returns:

  • result (unknown)

Methods⚓︎

get⚓︎

Returns the value stored in the Morrowind Global variable.

local value = myObject:get()

Returns:

  • value (number)

new⚓︎

Creates a new variable of this type.

local variable = myObject:new({ id = ..., numbersOnly = ..., converter = ... })

Parameters:

  • variable (table, string): If passing only a string, it will be used as variable's id.
    • id (string): The id of the Morrowind Global.
    • numbersOnly (boolean): Default: false. If true, only numbers will be allowed for this variable in TextFields.
    • converter (fun(newValue): unknown): Optional. This function is called when the value of the variable is changed. The function can modify the new value before it is saved.

Returns:

set⚓︎

Changes the value stored in the variable. Calls the converter function with the new value before saving.

myObject:set(newValue)

Parameters:

  • newValue (unknown)