[LUA] Pass a variable value to an entity which uses SetScript()

[tipforeveryone]

As the title, I wanna pass a variable value to an entity right after apply SetScript() to it

 

This is my code in CreateBox.lua

 

box = Model:Box()
box:SetScript("myscript.lua")
box.script.height = 10

 

And this is code in myscript.lua

 

function Script:Start()
System:Print(self.height)
end

 

When I run the game, it shows me that self.height has nil value

Then I found a solution in myscript.lua

 

Script.codeActivated = false
function Script:UpdateWorld()
if self.codeActivated == false then
self.codeActivated = true
System:Print(self.height)
end
end

 

This solution can bring me the value passed from createbox.lua but it is not really effective for my project

How can I pass variable value in the proper way ? Please show me

[AggrorJorn]

I would define an Init function in your myscript.lua

 

function Script:Start()
 self:Init()
end

function Script:Init()
 System:Print(self.height)
end

 

and when you set a script to entity you can do this:

box = Model:Box()
box:SetScript("myscript.lua")
box.script.height = 10
box.script:Init()

 

 

Additionally,

your Init() function can also have arguments: Since lua doesn't require for those arguments to filled when calling the Init function, you can leave it open at the start:

Script.height = 0

function Script:Start()
 self:Init()
end

function Script:Init(height)
 self.height = height
 System:Print(self.height)
end

 

and when you set a script to entity you can do this:

box = Model:Box()
box:SetScript("myscript.lua")
box.script:Init(10)

[tipforeveryone]

Thank you so much

[Rick]

I think you can also tell SetScript to not call the Start function, via a param, and then call it yourself after SetScript and pass values in that way.