(Behr) :!|:

[winged cloak]

Is the :!|: data action removed/deprecated? i forgot, but i feel like it was

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[winged cloak]

i ask because:

!c flag usage

[dreamy night]

Command: Flag

Group

core

Syntax

flag [<object>|...] [<name>([<#>])](:<action>)[:<value>] (expire:<time>)

Short Description

Sets or modifies a flag on any flaggable object.

Related Guide Page

https://guide.denizenscript.com/guides/basics/flags.html

Use to create or set a flag on a player.

- flag <player> playstyle:aggressive

Use to set a temporary flag for five minutes on a player.

- flag <player> just_did_something expire:5m

Use to flag an npc with a given tag value.

- flag <npc> location:<npc.location>

Use to apply mathematical changes to a flag's value on a unique object.

- flag <context.damager> damage_dealt:+:<context.damage>

Use to add an item to a server flag as a new value without removing existing values.

- flag server cool_people:->:<[player]>

Additional Usage Examples

... and 5 more.

[winged cloak]

!lang data actions

[dreamy night]

Language: Data Actions

Several commands function as a way to modify data values,
including !command flag, !command yaml, and !command define.
These commands each allow for a set of generic data change operations.

These operations can be used with a syntax like "<key>:<action>:<value>"
For example "mykey:+:5" will add 5 to the value at 'mykey'.

The following actions are available:

Actions that take no input value:
Increment: '++': raises the value numerically up by 1. Example: - define x:++
Decrement: '--': lowers the value numerically down by 1. Example: - define x:--
Remove: '!': removes the value entirely. Example: - define x:!

Actions that take an input value:
Add: '+': adds the input value to the value at the key. Example: - define x:+:5
Subtract: '-': subtracts the input value from ...

Group

Useful Lists

[winged cloak]

it's removed from the data actions, but it's used in the usage examples still

it also does still work in-game after checking

it beats using this, too:

- flag list:!
- flag list:|:<[values]>```

[twilit heart]

never seen this before lol

that's funny

[twilit heart]

wait but

[twilit heart]

why not just
- flag list:<[value]>

lol i meant to ping behr but disabled it out of habit

@winged cloak

[winged cloak]

huh, that did use to force the flag's object type to an element

doesnt seem to anymore, maybe the flag overhaul fixed that?

im pretty sure i remember it being deprecated, so i think the meta's flag command just needs a quick tweak

[hollow cove]

only if the input is not a list

if it's an object, it stays an object

it won't be an element until you feed a non-object into it

[winged cloak]

oh no, like, two years ago i remember this being a huge debate with xeane because it definitely didn't work this way before lol

back when i was the one who audited every script that got PR'd into adriftoon

a reference to one time forever ago when it was the case also: #denizen-pre-forum message

tl;dr: user was setting a flag with : data action with the value being a list and the object type was an element so they couldnt use it as a list without .as_list

also damn i was hella repetitive lmao

[hollow cove]

yeah that was pre flag rewrite

[rose forge]

    // Added 2021/02/04, deprecate officially by 2024.
    // 2022-year-end commonality: #9
    public static Warning splitNewDataAction = new FutureWarning("splitNewDataAction", "The 'split to new list' data action ('key:!|:value') is deprecated: this no longer has a purpose, as you can instead just set to the list.");

i'll remove the accidentally left over example in flag command meta

[winged cloak]

yay

[warm oar]

+> YAY!!!