Alias-related question

[pepperman35]

What exactly are aliases? Are they form lists, arrays or what? They make my head hurt, whatever they are. Let’s take the WorkshopSummonedByAlarmScript as an example. I get that the alias_WorkshopNPCs gets populated with AddRef(theNPC). But what I can’t seem to figure out is how to determine the size of that alias at any given point during the execution of the while loop.

I tried If Alias_WorkshopNPCs.GetSize() < UniqueSpecifiedValue and If Alias_WorkshopNPCs.Length < UniqueSpecifiedValue but the compiler didn’t like either of them. Suggesting they are not forms or arrays, so if there a way to get the size of the Alias_WorkshopNPCs at any given point?

Scriptname WorkshopSummonedByAlarmScript extends Quest



RefCollectionAlias Property Alias_WorkshopNPCs Auto Const



ReferenceAlias Property Alias_Workshop Auto Const



workshopparentscript Property WorkshopParent Auto Const



ActorValue Property WorkshopBellDistance Auto Const



ReferenceAlias Property Alias_Bell Auto Const



function Startup()

	; report startup to siren

	WorkshopSirenScript siren = Alias_Bell.GetRef() as WorkshopSirenScript

	if siren

		siren.SetAlarmQuest(self)

	endif



	ObjectReference[] workshopNPCs = WorkshopParent.GetWorkshopActors(Alias_Workshop.GetRef() as WorkshopScript)

	; add them all to the collection

	int i = 0

	while i < workshopNPCs.Length

		ObjectReference theNPC = workshopNPCs[i]

		; what distance to travel (to randomize a bit)

		int dieRoll = Utility.RandomInt(0, 2)

		theNPC.SetValue(WorkshopBellDistance, dieRoll)

		Alias_WorkshopNPCs.AddRef(theNPC)

		i += 1

	endWhile

	; start timer

	StartTimerGameTime(0.5)

endFunction



; timer shuts down quest

Event OnTimerGameTime(int aiTimerID)

	Stop()

EndEvent

Edited April 5, 2023 by pepperman35

[SKKmods]

RefCollectionAlias.GetCount() https://www.creationkit.com/fallout4/index.php?title=GetCount_-_RefCollectionAlias

[pepperman35]

Thanks SKK50. I called myself looking at the wiki before posting but apparently I need to get my eyes checked.