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UE3 Home > User Interfaces & HUDs > Scaleform GFx > How to get return values from ActionScript calls

How to get return values from ActionScript calls


Overview


Just a short and simple tutorial on how to get a return value when calling an ActionScript function from UnrealScript.

Simple variables


First, our calling function:

Unrealscript
function GetRetValueOfASFunction()
{
  local string retVal;

  retVal = CallASFunction();

  `log("MyASFunction() Return Value: " @ retVal);
}

Next, our wrapped ActionScript function call:

Unrealscript
function string CallASFunction()
{
  return ActionScriptString("MyASFunction");
}

Finally, our ActionScript function:

ActionScript
function MyASFunction():String
{
  var retVal:String = "This text is being returned from a Flash function called by UnrealScript.";

  return retVal;
}

Arrays and Objects


For retrieving the return value of something more complex, like an array, something like this would work:

Unrealscript
function GetRetValueOfASFunction()
{
  local array<GFxObject> retVal;

  retVal = CallASFunction();

  `log("MyASFunction() Array Element 0 Return Value: " @ retVal[0].GetString("Name") @ " | " @ retVal[0].GetString("Type"));
  `log("MyASFunction() Array Element 1 Return Value: " @ retVal[1].GetString("Name") @ " | " @ retVal[1].GetString("Type"));
}

function array<GFxObject> CallASFunction()
{
  return RootMC.ActionScriptArray("MyASFunction");
}

ActionScript
function MyASFunction():Array
{
  var retVal:Array = [{Name: "Testing", Type: "String"}, {Name: "Testing 2", Type: "Float"}];

  return retVal;
}