buffer_exists

This function can be used to check a variable to see if it holds a valid buffer ID value or not. If it does the function will return true otherwise it will return false.

 

Syntax:

buffer_exists(buffer)

ArgumentType Description
bufferBuffer The index of the buffer to check.

 

Returns:

Boolean

 

Example:

if buffer_exists(buff)
{
    buffer_delete(buff);
}

The above code checks to see if the variable "buff" holds a buffer ID and if it does, the buffer is deleted.