global

A global reference to the global object...

Syntax

global // the global object

Parameters

Not applicable.

Return value

The global 'global' property is a reference to the global object.

Example

Reference a property of the global object/scope

var bar = "kipper";
function foo() {
  var bar = "halibut";
  console(bar); // halibut
  console(global.bar); // kipper
}

Easily access global from within enclosures/sandboxes

(function(){ // https://warzone.atlassian.net/wiki/display/jsapi/Code+sandboxing
 
  var eventStartLevel; // oops, now we can't define global eventStartLevel from in here :(
 
  // oh, yes we can! :)
  global.eventStartLevel = function() {
    // code
  }
 
})();

Availability STABLE

This feature requires:

Warzone 3.1 or above
Util API

Globals

Topics:

Native — Allows access to JS API natives that have been replaced or removed by the Define API...
toArray() — Convert an array-like object in to an array...
now — Return current universal time expressed as milliseconds since midnight, January 1, 1970.
out() — Message output handler.
- out.HOST — Outputs the message to the game host via in-game chat .
- out.DEFAULT — Outputs the message via out.HOST or out.CONSOLE depending on Warzone version.
- out.ERROR — Outputs the message as an exception.
- out.DEBUG — Output message to debug().
- out.CONSOLE — Output message to console().
- out.ASSERT — Asserts whether config is truthy, and if not throws a game assert and a Javascript error...
- out.CHAT — Outputs the message to allies of the script player via in-game chat.
- out.RETURN — Returns the message to the calling script.
difficultyScale() — Select a value based on difficulty level...
global — A global reference to the global object...