How do I add an item to a FormList with a script

[IWantMyMod]

Lets say I have this:

pluginFile := FileByIndex('My Plugin');
weapon := RecordByEditorID(pluginFile, 'MyWeapon');
formList := RecordByEditorID(pluginFile, 'MyFormList');

So I have an IInterface for a weapon and an IInterface for a FormList.  How do I add the weapon to the formList?

[zilav]

formids := ElementByName(formList, 'FormIDs');

SetEditValue( ElementAssign(formids, HighInteger, nil, False), Name(weapon) );

 

Edited April 2, 2018 by zilav

[IWantMyMod]

Thank you. I would have never figured that out on my own.  I wish I could find more well annotated examples of how to do various common tasks.

 

I discovered that RecordByEditorID() will not return an ARMO or FLST so I have to use MainRecordByEditorID(GroupBySignature(skyrim, 'ARMO'), 'ArmorDaedricShield') for example.

 

Also I discovered that if the FormList has no item then formids := ElementByName(formList, 'FormIDs') will return null and SetEditValue( ElementAssign(formids, HighInteger, nil, False), Name(weapon) ) fails.

 

I tried using formids := Add(formList, 'FormIDs', true). It worked but I end up with a null item in the list. Is there a way to add an empty FormIDs to the FormList?

[zilav]

No, you can't add empty arrays in xEdit, it always creates an empty entry in them automatically. You can use that empty element with proper checks

formids := ElementByName(formList, 'FormIDs');
if not Assigned(formids) then
  SetEditValue( ElementByIndex(Add(formList, 'FormIDs', True), 0), Name(weapon) )
else
  SetEditValue( ElementAssign(formids, HighInteger, nil, False), Name(weapon) );