# Cost Of Ability

Grammar — costType|Cost Type cost of ability
Flags — Function

Returns one of the costs of an ability. Use catalog lookup functions to retrieve a data value or other information from the game data.

# Arguments

• string [ gamelink::Abil ] — Ability
• string [ preset::CostType ] — CostType

Returns — fixed

fixed libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility(
	string lp_ability,
	string lp_costType,
);

# Related

Category: Catalog / Lookup

• [F] — bool — Catalog Entry Is Default — ( CatalogEntryIsDefault )
• [F] — bool — Catalog Entry Is Valid — ( CatalogEntryIsValid )
• [F] — int — Catalog Entry Class — ( CatalogEntryClass )
• [F] — int — Catalog Entry Count — ( CatalogEntryCount )
• [F] — string [ catalogentry ] — Catalog Entry Get — ( CatalogEntryGet )
• [F] — string [ catalogentry ] — Catalog Entry Parent — ( CatalogEntryParent )
• [F] — string [ catalogscope ] — Catalog Entry Scope — ( CatalogEntryScope )
• [F] — int — Catalog Field Count — ( CatalogFieldCount )
• [F] — string [ catalogfieldname ] — Catalog Field Get — ( CatalogFieldGet )
• [F] — bool — Catalog Field Exists — ( CatalogFieldExists )
• [F] — bool — Catalog Field Is Array — ( CatalogFieldIsArray )
• [F] — bool — Catalog Field Is Scope — ( CatalogFieldIsScope )
• [F] — string — Catalog Field Type — ( CatalogFieldType )
• [F] — int [ preset::FieldTypeCategory ] — Catalog Field Type Category — ( CatalogFieldTypeCategory )
• [F] — string — Catalog Field Value Get — ( CatalogFieldValueGet )
• [F] — int — Catalog Field Value Get As Integer — ( CatalogFieldValueGetAsInt )
• [F] — int — Catalog Field Value Get Flags As Integer — ( CatalogFieldValueGetFlagsAsInt )
• [F] — fixed — Catalog Field Value Get As Real — ( libNtve_gf_CatalogFieldValueGetAsReal )
• [F] — int — Catalog Field Value Count — ( CatalogFieldValueCount )
• [F] — string — Catalog Reference Get — ( CatalogReferenceGet )
• [F] — int — Catalog Reference Get As Integer — ( CatalogReferenceGetAsInt )
• [F] — fixed — Catalog Reference Get As Real — ( libNtve_gf_CatalogReferenceGetAsReal )
• [F] — int — Catalog Reference Count — ( CatalogReferenceCount )
• [F] — int [ preset::AbilityClass ] — Class Of Ability — ( AbilityClass )
• [F] — fixed — Cost Of Ability — ( libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility )

# Examples

# campaigns/swarmstory.sc2campaign

— SwarmCampaignDataHelperLib.galaxy

// L23
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("PsiStrikeBlink", "Energy")

# campaigns/void.sc2campaign

— MapScript.galaxy

// L577
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("Transfusion", "Energy")

// L577
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("Transfusion", "Energy")

# campaigns/voidstory.sc2campaign

— VoidCampaignMissionLib.galaxy

// L41
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("FenixCharge", "Energy")

// L42
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("PsiStrikeBlink", "Energy")

// L43
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("KerriganEpilogue03LineDashAttack", "Energy")

// L101
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("DarkArchonMindControl", "Energy")

// L132
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("DarkArchonConfusion", "Energy")

// L170
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("VoidHighTemplarMindBlast", "Energy")

// L197
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("VoidHighTemplarPsiOrb", "Energy")

// L4800
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility(libVCMI_gv_pM_SoATargetingActivateAbility, "Energy")

# mods/missionpacks/novacampaign.sc2mod

— LibNCMI.galaxy

// L50
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("NovaPsiStrike", "Energy")

// L1369
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("Snipe", "Energy")

# mods/novastoryassets.sc2mod

— MapScript.galaxy

// L4537
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("NovaPsiStrike", "Energy")

// L4538
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("NovaPsiStrike", "Energy")

// L4537
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("NovaPsiStrike", "Energy")

// L4538
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("NovaPsiStrike", "Energy")

# mods/starcoop/starcoop.sc2mod

— LibCOMI.galaxy

// L171
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("PsiStrikeBlink", "Energy")

// L194
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility("NovaPsiStrike", "Energy")

// L6158
libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility(UserDataGetGameLink("CoopAbilityTychusRageEffects", lp_rageEffect, "Rage Ability", 1), "Energy")