How do I Avoid Counting Destroyed Instances?

If possible, I would like to confirm that something I am observing is intentional, unintentional, or an error in my events.

Ok, so my layout has 4 instances of an object.

I have a function named "deleteobject".

• in a subevent's condition I pick one of these four instances (arbitrarily) by UID.

• then use the normal "destroy" action in that same event for that object.

• immediately following that action, in the same event, I set a global variable to object.count

I call the function and destroy the object, then set the global variable to object.count, so object.count should return a value of 3 not 4 correct?

How are you checking the value of object.count? If you are using a visual notification, are you updating it?

There probably hasn't been time for the object to get destroyed. For a test, try a short System:Wait or put the variable update in a Function or different event.

The destroy action hasn't been completed if the event hasn't..

Not untill the next top-event will there be less objects to count..

Ah, it does work as you say. Thanks for confirming the intended behavior. Knowing this, I can rework my event structure appropriately.