GameMaker asset_get_index() across platforms

[JulianS]

Very simple and straightforward question:

How good does asset_get_index() work across all platforms?
(especially when dealing with sprite- and scriptnames)

Because I am using it as a very important part in the Engine of the Game I am creating, and I read about problems in HTML5 in combination with scripts, which didn't occur for me, but made me wonder nonetheless.
I am happy about any experiences you got with this, even if it is only for one platform!

 

[TsukaYuriko]

This is explained on the manual page: https://docs2.yoyogames.com/source/_build/3_scripting/4_gml_reference/asset_get_index.html

 

[JulianS]

This is explained on the manual page: https://docs2.yoyogames.com/source/_build/3_scripting/4_gml_reference/asset_get_index.html

Yes, I read this but the problems with HTML5 described on that page didn't occur for me,
so I was wondering if it is up to date, which was the reason I started this thread:
To get user input from people working on a different platform, as I strive to release my game for some of these platforms one day.

 

[chamaeleon]

Yes, I read this but the problems with HTML5 described on that page didn't occur for me,
so I was wondering if it is up to date, which was the reason I started this thread:
To get user input from people working on a different platform, as I strive to release my game for some of these platforms one day.

If you encounter the problem and you still need to use an equivalent to asset_get_index() you could solve it using a manually created lookup table.

script_map = ds_map_create();
script_map[? "script1"] = script1;
script_map[? "script2"] = script2;

var the_script = "script1"; // as an example, could come from whatever source makes sense
script_execute(script_map[? the_script], param1, param2, ...);

 

[YellowAfterlife]

This functionality appears to be working as intended as of the current version of GMS2 in HTML5 - I filed a bug but you're very likely good to use these across all targets