GetSelfAlt
A function added by the New Vegas Script Extender version 6.2.8.
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Description
Returns the calling reference, or a null form if there is none.
Only useful when this information is accessed externally, or when the scripted reference needs to be passed as a parameter to a function like PushActorAway
Unlike GetSelf, this will always return the calling reference, even if it happens to be a non-Persistent Item. If that check is not needed, then this is a strictly faster version of that function.
Syntax
GetSelfAlt
Or:
ThisAlt
Example
ref rSelf let rSelf := GetSelfAlt player.PushActorAway rSelf 5
Notes
While functions that take an implied reference can be cast without needing a variable or call to GetSelfAlt, like so:
CIOS someSpell
Doing so may not be clear, and makes the code less portable if moved to a different script that does not support the implied reference. For this reason, modders should prefer the more expressive syntax:
ref rSelf let rSelf := GetSelfAlt rSelf.CIOS someSpell
Not only for CIOS, but for all "reference methods" that require a reference, like CIOS.
