Difference between revisions of "Osiris/API/GetSurfaceNameByTypeIndex"

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===== Notes =====
 
===== Notes =====
 
* This call is mainly useful if you need to handle surfaces in behaviour script and Osiris simultaneously - the SURFACE type in behaviour script can be queried with [[Osiris/API/GetVarInteger|GetVarInteger]] and then converted to the strings used in Osiris with this call.
 
* This call is mainly useful if you need to handle surfaces in behaviour script and Osiris simultaneously - the SURFACE type in behaviour script can be queried with [[Osiris/API/GetVarInteger|GetVarInteger]] and then converted to the strings used in Osiris with this call.
* The [[Scripting_surface_types|surface types]] page lists the surfaces in the same order as they exist in the internal list, starting at 0 for SurfaceNone.
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* The [[Scripting_surface_types|surface types]] page lists the surfaces in the same order as they exist in the internal list, starting at -1 for SurfaceNone.
  
 
===== See Also =====
 
===== See Also =====

Revision as of 15:12, 20 December 2017

Full Definition(s)
  • query GetSurfaceNameByTypeIndex([in](INTEGER)_SurfaceIndex, [out](STRING)_SurfaceName)
Description

Returns the name of the surface that has the index _SurfaceIndex in the internal numbered list of surface types as _SurfaceName.

Return Values
  • Success/Failure: Does not fail.
  • _SurfaceName: The name of the surface.
Notes
  • This call is mainly useful if you need to handle surfaces in behaviour script and Osiris simultaneously - the SURFACE type in behaviour script can be queried with GetVarInteger and then converted to the strings used in Osiris with this call.
  • The surface types page lists the surfaces in the same order as they exist in the internal list, starting at -1 for SurfaceNone.
See Also