/
GameMaker_Language.htm
129 lines (114 loc) · 6.38 KB
/
GameMaker_Language.htm
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head>
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">
//<![CDATA[
function reDo() {
if (innerWidth != origWidth || innerHeight != origHeight)
location.reload();
}
if ((parseInt(navigator.appVersion) == 4) && (navigator.appName == "Netscape")) {
origWidth = innerWidth;
origHeight = innerHeight;
onresize = reDo;
}
onerror = null;
//]]>
</script>
<style type="text/css">/*<![CDATA[*/
< !-- div.WebHelpPopupMenu {
position: absolute;
left: 0px;
top: 0px;
z-index: 4;
visibility: hidden;
}
p.WebHelpNavBar {
text-align: right;
}
-->
/*]]>*/</style>
<script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[
gRootRelPath = ".";
gCommonRootRelPath = ".";
gTopicId = "8";
//]]></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="./template/scripts/rh.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="./template/scripts/common.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="./template/scripts/topic.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="./template/scripts/topicwidgets.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="./whxdata/projectsettings.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./template/styles/topic.min.css"/>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./template/Charcoal_Grey/topicheader.css"/>
<meta name="topic-status" content="Draft"/>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="assets/css/default.css"/><script src="../assets/scripts/main_script.js"></script>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
<meta name="generator" content="Adobe RoboHelp 2022"/>
<title>GameMaker Language</title>
<meta name="topic-status" content="Draft"/>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="assets/css/default.css"/>
<meta name="template" content="assets/masterpages/Manual_Page.htt"/>
<meta name="rh-authors" content="Gurpreet S. Matharoo"/>
<meta name="brsnext" value="Drag_And_Drop/Drag_And_Drop_Index.htm"/><meta name="brsprev" value="Additional_Information/Obsolete_Functions.htm"/></head>
<body>
<div class="topic-header rh-hide" id="rh-topic-header">
<div class="logo">
</div>
<div class="nav">
<div class="title" title="GameMaker Language">
<span>GameMaker Language</span>
</div>
<div class="gotohome" title="Click here to see this page in full context">
<a href="#" onclick="rh._.goToFullLayout()">Click here to see this page in full context</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="topic-header-shadow rh-hide" id="rh-topic-header-shadow"></div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<h1 id="h">GameMaker Language</h1>
<p>You can use GameMaker Language to program your games in two different ways: by placing blocks to "write" code visually, or by writing code manually.</p>
<p>The first option, <a href="Drag_And_Drop/Drag_And_Drop_Index.htm">GML Visual</a>, is best suited for beginners and hobbyists who want to get started making their own games quickly.</p>
<p>The second option, <a href="GameMaker_Language/GameMaker_Language_Index.htm">GML Code</a>, allows you to harness the full power of GameMaker Language by writing your code manually.</p>
<p>While <span data-keyref="GML_Visual">GML Visual</span> is easier to start with, <span data-keyref="GML_Code">GML Code</span> is still an easy-to-use programming language with powerful features (<a href="GameMaker_Language/GML_Overview/Script_Functions.htm">Functions</a>, <a href="GameMaker_Language/GML_Overview/Method_Variables.htm">Methods</a>, <a href="GameMaker_Language/GML_Overview/Structs.htm">Structs & Constructors</a>, etc.).</p>
<h2>Creating Visual/Code Scripts</h2>
<p>You are asked to choose between <span data-keyref="GML_Code">GML Code</span> and <span data-keyref="GML_Visual">GML Visual</span> on creating a new Object event, a new Script asset, or anything else that results in the creation of a script:</p>
<p><img class="center" src="assets/Images/Scripting_Reference/GML_Visual_Code_Dialog.png"/>In addition to the choice between <span data-keyref="GML_Code">GML Code</span> and <span data-keyref="GML_Visual">GML Visual</span>, this window contains two checkboxes:</p>
<ul class="colour">
<li><strong>Don't ask again for this project</strong>: When this is enabled, it sets the "Default scripting language" <a href="Settings/Game_Options.htm">Game Option</a> to your new selection, so you are not asked to choose again for the current project.</li>
<li><strong>Don't ask again ever</strong>: When this is enabled, it sets the "Default scripting language" <a href="Setting_Up_And_Version_Information/IDE_Preferences/Language_Preferences.htm">Preference</a> to your new selection, so you are never asked to choose again, for <em>any </em>projects.</li>
</ul>
<h2><span data-keyref="GML_Visual">GML Visual</span></h2>
<p>This is GameMaker's <strong>Visual Scripting</strong> method that uses blocks of <em>actions </em>which are chained together to create your game's logic. The following sections explain how to use these actions:</p>
<ul class="colour">
<li><a href="Drag_And_Drop/Drag_And_Drop_Overview/DnD_Overview.htm">GML Visual Overview</a></li>
<li><a href="Drag_And_Drop/Drag_And_Drop_Reference/DnD_Reference.htm">GML Visual Reference</a></li>
</ul>
<h2><span data-keyref="GML_Code">GML Code</span></h2>
<p>Write GML code using functions, variables and other coding constructs, and create your game's logic. The following sections explain how to code using GML:</p>
<ul class="colour">
<li><a href="GameMaker_Language/GML_Overview/GML_Overview.htm">GML Code Overview</a></li>
<li><a href="GameMaker_Language/GML_Reference/GML_Reference.htm">GML Code Reference</a></li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<div class="droptext" data-targetname="drop_down9">
<ul class="colour">
</ul>
</div>
<p> </p>
<div class="footer">
<div class="buttons">
<div class="clear">
<div>Back: <a href="Content.htm">GameMaker Manual Index</a></div>
<div> </div>
</div>
</div>
<h5><span data-keyref="Copyright Notice">© Copyright YoYo Games Ltd. 2023 All Rights Reserved</span></h5>
</div>
</div>
<!-- KEYWORDS
-->
<!-- TAGS
-->
</body></html>