Getting variable description in script

[urrmurrmur]

Quick question: is there a way to retrieve a dialogue description in a script? I would like to use the description in a custom UI.

I know I can use DialogueLua.GetVariable to get a variable value, but I don't see a way to convert the Lua.Result to a DialogueSystem.Variable which would presumably give me access to the description via the fields attribute.

[Tony Li]

Hi,

If you know the conversation's title or ID, you can do this:

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string description = DialogueManager.masterDatabase.GetConversation(conversationTitle).Description;

[urrmurrmur]

Sorry, I mistyped in my original post. I meant retrieve a variable description, not a dialogue description as I wrote originally.

[Tony Li]

Hi,

It's similar:

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string description = DialogueManager.masterDatabase.GetVariable(variableName).Description;

[urrmurrmur]

Oh, I didn't know you could access variables via masterDatabase. I've always done it via DialogueLua. Is there a benefit to using DialogueLua for it?

Anyway, thanks for the help!

[Tony Li]

Hi,

Use DialogueLua to get and set the runtime values of variables.

When you read from the masterDatabase, you're reading the static info that you entered at design time, not the runtime values. Since variables' Descriptions aren't put into the runtime environment, it's okay to read them from the masterDatabase.

[urrmurrmur]

Got it, thanks.

[Tony Li]

Glad to help!