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--- functions:a_getcvarfixed [2017/03/17 17:10] – korshun
+++ functions:a_getcvarfixed [2017/06/13 15:13] – korshun
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 ''fixed a_GetCVarFixed(str name)''
-<note important>The function is called ''a_GetCVarFixed()'' because it conflicts with [[:GDCC]]'s unrelated ''GetCVarFixed()''.</note>
+<note important>This function is called ''a_GetCVarFixed()'' because it conflicts with [[:GDCC]]'s unrelated ''GetCVarFixed()''.</note>
 ===== Description =====
 Returns the value of an int or float CVar as a fixed-point number.
-Returns 0 if:
+Returns 0 if the CVar doesn't exist or is not a number.
-  * the CVar doesn't exist.
-  * the CVar is a string that doesn't look like a decimal number.
-  * the CVar is not an integer, a float or a string.
-The function works by calling [[zdoom>GetCVarString]] and parsing the text with [[ParseFixed]].
+The function works by calling [[zdoom>GetCVarString]] and parsing the text with [[atof]].
 ===== Examples =====
 <code>
-int mul = GetCVarFixed("mymod_multiplier"); // declared as float in CVARINFO
+int mul = a_GetCVarFixed("mymod_multiplier"); // declared as float in CVARINFO
 int value = FixedMul(x, mul);
 </code>

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