Declaring values in MakeParticles()

Can I declare values in the MakeParticles() function?

For instance, I want to use a button to change the color of my particles, so instead of making another script, I want to be able to do:

MakeParticles(STARTCOLOR,ENDCOLOR)...

....
    ,PSYS_PART_START_COLOR,      STARTCOLOR      //Starting RGB color
    ,PSYS_PART_END_COLOR,        ENDCOLOR      //Ending RGB color

and later do this

MakeParticles("<0.0,0.0,1.0>","<1.0,1.0,1.0>")

instead of this:

,PSYS_PART_START_COLOR,      <0.0,0.0,1.0>      //Starting RGB color
,PSYS_PART_END_COLOR,        <1.0,1.0,1.0>      //Ending RGB color

I want to change values dynamically so to speak LOL :/

Barring any unforseen issues, heck yeah! Your syntax would look something like this:

MakeParticles( vector startColor, vector endColor ) {
    ...
    llParticleSystem( [
            ...
            , PSYS_PART_START_COLOR,   startColor
            , PSYS_PART_END_COLOR,     endColor
            ...
        ] );
    ...
}

state my_state/default/whatever {
    touch_start/state_entry/some_event() {
        ...
        MakeParticles( < 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 >, < 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 > );
        ...
    }
}

I try to use it with decimals:

...integer minSpeed...

and I get a syntax error. It's not a string is it? I am missing something small yet important. What is it?

Ah....float


Got it

Just wanted to comment that I'm glad my script is being used ^_^

llParticleSystem needs the correct types... it doesn't do typecasting. That's why a string containing a key doesn't work and you need to typecast it into a key.