Class header file: BWAPI/TechType.h

List of all TechTypes.

Methods:

• getID
• getName
• getRace
• mineralPrice
• gasPrice
• researchTime
• energyUsed
• whatResearches
• getWeapon
• targetsUnit
• targetsPosition
• whatUses

Non-member methods in TechTypes namespace:

• getTechType
• allTechTypes

getID

int getID() const;

Returns the unique ID for this tech type.

getName

std::string getName() const;

Returns the name of the tech type.

getRace

Race getRace() const;

Returns the race that uses the TechType. For example, TechTypes::Scanner_Sweep.getRace() will return Races::Terran.

mineralPrice

int mineralPrice() const;

Returns the mineral cost of the tech type.

gasPrice

int gasPrice() const;

Returns the vespene gas price of the tech type.

researchTime

int researchTime() const;

Returns the number of frames needed to research this tech type.

energyUsed

int energyUsed() const;

Returns the amount of energy used each time this tech type is used.

whatResearches

UnitType whatResearches() const;

Returns the type of unit that researches this tech type. If this tech type is available for free (does not need to be researched), then this method will return UnitTypes::None.

getWeapon

WeaponType getWeapon() const;

Returns the corresponding weapon for this tech type, or TechTypes::None if no corresponding weapon exists. For example, TechTypes::Dark_Swarm.getWeapon() will return WeaponTypes::Dark_Swarm.

targetsUnit

bool targetsUnit() const;

Returns true if this tech type must be used on another unit (i.e. Irradiate).

targetsPosition

bool targetsPosition() const;

Returns true if this tech type must be used at a specified a position (i.e. Dark Swarm).

whatUses

const std::set<UnitType>& whatUses() const;

Returns the set of units that can use this tech type. Usually this will just be a set of one unit type, however in some cases, such as TechTypes::Burrowing, several unit types will be returned.

getTechType

TechType getTechType(std::string name);

Given a string, this will return the tech type.

allTechTypes

std::set<TechType>& allTechTypes();

Returns the set of all the TechTypes.