How to change variables through script

[fanaei]

Hi. I'm trying to change a variable with this code. The variable changes but when I try to use conditions based on this variable, it doesn't work fine! The variable shows that it's true but the condition recognize it false!

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for (int j = 0; j < DialogueManager.MasterDatabase.variables.Count; j++) {
			if (DialogueManager.MasterDatabase.variables [j].Name == "MyVariable") {
				DialogueManager.MasterDatabase.variables [j].InitialBoolValue = true;
			}
		}

[Tony Li]

Hi,

Do not change the dialogue database at runtime. Instead, change the Lua variable:

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DialogueLua.SetVariable("MyVariable", true);

[fanaei]

Thanks. That worked
For getting dialogue text, I use this code:

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DialogueManager.MasterDatabase.GetConversation (...).GetDialogueEntry (...).currentDialogueText;

Should I change it too? Or it's okay?

[Tony Li]

Hi,

Yes, that's correct. Since dialogue text doesn't change at runtime, the Dialogue System does not put it in Lua. This saves memory.

If your text contains markup tags such as [var=variable], use FormattedText.Parse to get a version of the text with the markup tags replaced with their values:

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var text = DialogueManager.MasterDatabase.GetConversation (...).GetDialogueEntry (...).currentDialogueText;
text = FormattedText.Parse(text);