does anyone know exactly how the engine handles operation priority for when you start mixing AND/OR in the conditionals?


for example, lets say i have these conditions for a dialog to trigger:

Ref(player) getitemcount gold >= 500 AND
Subject getisID == BlacksmithDude OR
Subject getisID == ApothecaryDude OR


now what i'm wondering, is:

1. will the AND condition only apply to the Blacksmith (subject is blacksmith npc AND player has More than or equal to 500 in gold)
2. will the AND condition apply universally to both OR targets (whether the npc target is the blacksmith or the apothecary, it will always check if the player even has enough gold to begin with)


preferably 2, but i don't know for sure

I dunno but you can always try it out yourself!

I think it would play out like (psuedo-code)

Player.GetItemCount(gold) >= 500 && (subj.getisid == BlackSmithDude || (subj.getisid == Apothecary || (subj.getisid == Farmer || (etc...))))

I believe OR has a lower priority than AND, there is some documentation on UESP about it

I think if I remember correctly, each operator applies to the subject below it. So if it's an AND it must be met, but if it's an OR it can be that or the lower ones of the list. So that would pass if the top one AND either of (Or both of) the bottom two were met.

http://www.creationkit.com/Conditions#Comparison #Comparison

Use Parenthesis to make it behave the way you want it to.

So true if player has +500 gold and either dude.
Ref(player) getitemcount gold >= 500 AND
( Subject getisID == BlacksmithDude OR
Subject getisID == ApothecaryDude )

So true if player has +500 gold and its the blacksmith. Or its true if its the apothecary dude, no matter how much gold.
( Ref(player) getitemcount gold >= 500 AND
Subject getisID == BlacksmithDude ) OR
Subject getisID == ApothecaryDude

i think the poster is talking about the built in conditions for the CK

Could be, but it does not matter if you use parenthesis.
I thought it was at least worth mentioning.

I mean you cant put parenthesis in the built in CK conditionals

yes, i'm talking about the conditionals in dialogue boxes, not papyrus.

thanks for the wiki link i think that clears it up for me