Why can't a custom event's string be bound to a Blackboard property?

[xelnathParticipant]

I would like to create a generic “SpawnWave” module… and be able to specify what string will be used to fire off the spawning of that module!

However, it appears FlowScript will only accept a hard-coded string for the event, rather than be able to use one defined for the graph via Variable.

Has no one needed this or is it a bad practice?

[GavalakisKeymaster]

Hello,

The event name could be made to be able to have a variable link, but unfortunately right now it’s not 🙂
An alternative way of doing what you need as far as I understand, would be to use the SwitchString node, something like this:
[attachment file=”SwitchString.png”]

Let me know if that works for you.
Thanks.

[chocolacodeParticipant]

Hey Gavalakis,

Is this function now available?

Thanks!

[chocolacodeParticipant]

Hi Gavalakis,

do you have any comment on this?

Thanks!! 🙂

[GavalakisKeymaster]

Hey,
Sorry for the late reply.
Are you referring to having the ability to set the string from a Blackboard variable?
If so, that is not yet added, because changing the serialized variable now (from string to BBParameter) will break previous projects.
Thus I will need to create a provide a ‘version 2’ of those nodes (CustomEvent) and deprecate the old ones, which is something to do in the roadmap.
Let me know if that is indeed what you asked 🙂
Thanks!

[chocolacodeParticipant]

Hey,

No worries! 🙂

That’s exactly what I am
Looking for

Thanks

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