[LE] Papyrus - How to script a "do nothing"?

[morogoth35]

Hi guys I have been wondering for a while now what if I wanted a script to check for something if its true and if it is do something else do nothing.

 

So for example this is how I would imagine it being:

Event OnActivate(ObjectReference akActionref)
If (akActionref == Game.GetPlayer())
	Debug.MessageBox("The player activated the activator.")
Else
	; do nothing?
EndIf
EndEvent 

Can I leave it blank or do I need to type something in there?

Edited October 9, 2017 by morogoth35

[PeterMartyr]

it all depends on the statement

[PeterMartyr]

Event OnActivate(ObjectReference akActionref)



	If (!akActionref == Game.GetPlayer())

		; do nothing?

		

	Else

		Debug.MessageBox("The player activated the activator.")

	EndIf

EndEvent 

[PeterMartyr]

Event OnActivate(ObjectReference akActionref)

	

	If (akActionref != Game.GetPlayer())

		; do nothing?

		

	Else

		Debug.MessageBox("The player activated the activator.")

	EndIf

EndEvent 

[PeterMartyr]

Should I continue? I can think more.

 

Nada

Event OnActivate(ObjectReference akActionref)
	
	If (akActionref != Game.GetPlayer())
		return
	EndIf
	Debug.MessageBox("The player activated the activator.")
EndEvent 

No more I quit

[PeterMartyr]

Serious, it really depends of the entire script, and what your trying to achieve with it, but no you don't need to use ; comment

Event OnActivate(ObjectReference akActionref)
If (akActionref == Game.GetPlayer())
	Debug.MessageBox("The player activated the activator.")
Else
	; do nothing?
EndIf
EndEvent 

Event OnActivate(ObjectReference akActionref)

	If (akActionref == Game.GetPlayer())
		Debug.MessageBox("The player activated the activator.")
	EndIf
EndEvent 

they are exactly the same. Do the same thing

[foamyesque]

I often write code of this structure:

    int iSlot = Array.Find(SearchObject)
    if iSlot < 0
    else
        ;stuff
    endif

It's equivalent to testing for >=, but I -- and this is a personal preference -- find it easier to parse and to extend. The important point is: if you have no lines of code, the compiler won't care and the script will in fact do nothing.

Edited October 9, 2017 by foamyesque

[Kapteyn]

Also, the compiler ignores comments - you can have a million lines of comments but it will not be parsed.