TryToDisableNoWait - ReferenceAlias

Member of: ReferenceAlias Script

This is a convenient way to disable a reference (without waiting for it to diable) in an alias without calling GetReference() on it. It's mostly useful in cases where you have lots of aliases that may or may not be filled and you want to call DisableNoWait() on them without having to test for a reference being present first.

Syntax

bool Function TryToDisableNoWait()
	ObjectReference Ref = GetReference()
	if Ref
		Ref.DisableNoWait()
		Return True
	EndIf
	Return False
EndFunction

Return Value

True if the reference was disabled, false if there was no reference to disable.

Examples

; Disable the barrier, but don't wait for it to be disabled
BarrierAlias.DisableNoWait()

Notes:

(AliasTryFunctions == TRUE) is NOT an accurate reflection of (AliasRef == HasExpectedResults) OR (Alias == HasNewOrNoValue)

• IS a reflection that the alias met the criteria to have the functions called upon them

• Many, if not most of these functions are external dispatch to other scripts and do not wait for expected results
• True means alias had valid reference, and is queued to run your desired function on it, or POSSIBLY already has
• False means the alias does not have a reference, or does not have a reference of the appropriate type
• Try functions do NOT return false if the function called(AddToFaction(), Clear() Etc) go on to fail for any reason

See Also

• ReferenceAlias Script
• TryToDisable - ReferenceAlias
• TryToEnable - ReferenceAlias
• TryToEnableNoWait - ReferenceAlias
• DisableNoWait - ObjectReference