[SOLVED] How to use Object:ToCreature()

[ALILP]

I saw Object:ToCreature() on eluna ai page but i dont know how to use it :confused2: .

 

[Tommy]

Let's say you have a WorldObject variable. This WorldObject variable represents a creature you're trying to manipulate, however, you won't be able to access the creature's methods since the variable's type is currently and strictly WorldObject. Example method that you might use this on: :GetNearObject

To convert the variable to Creature, that is where ToCreature comes in at.

creature = WorldObject:ToCreature()
if (creature ~= nil) then -- Make sure the conversion was successful
    -- Conversion Successful
    -- You can now use 'creature' variable
    print(creature:GetName())
end

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[Rochet2]

Some background:
Object does not have Player methods. Player has Object and Player methods.
In C++ you would need to always convert Object yourself to Player if you want to access Player methods.
However Eluna will do that for you automatically. Player should always be a Player in Lua code no matter if it is passed to Eluna as Object in the C++ code.

However - like Tommy already said - even though that conversion doesn't need to be done (anymore / atm) you may still use the function to check if an object is a Player or Creature etc. because the function returns nil if the conversion fails.

 

[ALILP]

Some background:
Object does not have Player methods. Player has Object and Player methods.
In C++ you would need to always convert Object yourself to Player if you want to access Player methods.
However Eluna will do that for you automatically. Player should always be a Player in Lua code no matter if it is passed to Eluna as Object in the C++ code.

However - like Tommy already said - even though that conversion doesn't need to be done (anymore / atm) you may still use the function to check if an object is a Player or Creature etc. because the function returns nil if the conversion fails.

you say i cant convert creature to player with this command?

 

[Rochet2]

you say i cant convert creature to player with this command?

You can do player:ToCreature() but the result will be nil if player variable was indeed of type Player and not Creature.
So no. You can not convert an actual creature into a player with this.

 

[Tommy]

you say i cant convert creature to player with this command?

You obviously cannot convert a creature to a player with this method. You can convert an Object, WorldObject or Unit to a player using :ToPlayer(), if the conditions are correct (e.g. If the Object, WorldObject or Unit's typeId equals player).

P.S. It is a method not a "command".