script

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script’s correspondent type in the Stippe Effect source code is the Delta Time class HeadFuncNode.

Functions

For an arbitrary script object named S, functions of the form S.func_name(parameters) -> return_type are value-returning functions, while functions of the form S.func_name(parameters); are void functions, which perform an action but return nothing.

run

1. S.run(A) -> R
   

   Runs the child script S from a parent script and returns the result of the child script execution as some value R. A is a placeholder for zero or more comma-separated arguments passed into the script.

   It is assumed that the writer of the parent script knows the type signature of S, and that:

   • any arguments A match the parameters of S’s header function
   • S returns a value
   • R is treated as an instance of S’s return type in the parent script

   Failure to comply with any of these assertions will result in a runtime error.

2. S.run(A);
   

   Runs the child script S from a parent script. A is a placeholder for zero or more comma-separated arguments passed into the script.

   It is assumed that the writer of the parent script knows the type signature of S. Passing a series of arguments A into S that does not match the parameters of S’s header function will result in a runtime error.

   Note:

   Void run() can be called on a child script S that has a return type; the value returned by S will simply be ignored.

Reading material:

• Script structure in the documentation