is variable_global_exists() broke or am i misusing it

[tylerbertz]

if(!variable_global_exists("apple")){
global.apple = 21309734013292217380192417230912837120398123712039;
}

the problem is it returns true regardless if global exists or not

 

[tylerbertz]

my bad it works i just dont sometimes lol

 

[FoxyOfJungle]

Apparently it will always return true because you are declaring the variable right away, and it will never be deleted until you close the game.

Out of curiosity, why so many numbers in a variable? This is not supported in GMS 2 and will cause problems.
I think GMS 2 can handle values up to 64 bits. 2^64 (18.446.744.073.709.551.615).

 

[tylerbertz]

the number value is a joke.

 

[tylerbertz]

can I delete/remove a thread or do they just... hang out?

 

[FoxyOfJungle]

You cannot delete topics because they may be useful to someone in the future, it is also against the forum rules to delete the content after it is resolved.

 

[tylerbertz]

actually function() count as global variables that was the problem

I had a function apple(){ // do stuff }

and when i variable_global_exists("apple");
it existed because of that function

[small note]
but the function has to be created in a scrip to be considered global
if created inside a object it is that objects variable

 

[TsukaYuriko]

To extend the explanation above: That's because scripts run at global scope, so anything declared within them is automatically global, just like how anything declared in an instance scope is automatically instance-scoped.

 

[tylerbertz]

i hate how this wont show new post unless i hit refresh, but mabe thats just on my side

 

[Evanski]

variable_global_exists

This is really only useful for checking if there is a global somewhere but you dont know where, what its named and or defined yet
I wouldnt use this to set globals as that could lead to weird behavior depending on were you call it

 

[kburkhart84]

This is really only useful for checking if there is a global somewhere but you dont know where, what its named and or defined yet
I wouldnt use this to set globals as that could lead to weird behavior depending on were you call it

This is a good point. You are better off knowing good and well what has and hasn't been defined, by directly coding it. The only time I need to know something like this is for example to verify if you already initialized my input system. In those specific cases, I just check if an instance of my controller object exists. And even then, it is just debug code I take out if you turn debug mode off.