Script Question

[Tyrant99]

 

Question on SendModEvent()

 

In most cases, I see SendModEvent used in scripts without an evaluation of whether the corresponding Mod is installed. I assume that it just returns null if the Mod is absent. But, is this the best practice, or would it be better to do a bool for whether the Mod is installed and then use the SendModEvent with bool logic?

 

I.E. instead of simply calling:

 

SendModEvent("dhlp-Resume")

 

Would it be better to do:

 

bool property installed_DeviouslyHelpless = False Auto

Function CheckInstalled(); gets called on initialization in MCM or some such.
	if Game.GetModByName("DeviouslyHelpless.esp") == 255
		installed_DeviouslyHelpless = false
	else
		installed_DeviouslyHelpless = true
	endif
EndFunction

Function SomeFunction()
If installed_DeviouslyHelpless == True
	SendModEvent("dhlp-Resume")
EndIf
EndFunction

 

More long winded but presumably would return fewer errors?

 

Or, does it not matter and short hand SendModEvent with no bool logic is fine?

[Frednotbob]

I see no problem with the unadorned SendModEvent (though using a bool is probably a good idea anyway, just in case something tries to arbitrarily access that function.