# Catalog Field Exists

Grammar — Does catalog field of scope exist?
Flags — Native | Function

Returns true if the specified field exists in the specified scope. Use catalog lookup functions to retrieve a data value or other information from the game data.

# Arguments

• string<catalogscope> — Scope
• string<catalogfieldname> — Field

Returns — bool

native bool CatalogFieldExists(string scope, string field);

# Related

Category: Catalog / Lookup

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

# Examples

campaigns/voidstory.sc2campaign — base.sc2data/TriggerLibs/VoidCampaignLib.galaxy:5734

    // Implementation
    if (((lp_costType == "Minerals") || (lp_costType == "Gas"))) {
        if ((CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "Cost") == false)) {
            if ((CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "InfoArray") == false)) {
                return 0.0;

campaigns/voidstory.sc2campaign — base.sc2data/TriggerLibs/VoidCampaignLib.galaxy:5735

    if (((lp_costType == "Minerals") || (lp_costType == "Gas"))) {
        if ((CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "Cost") == false)) {
            if ((CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "InfoArray") == false)) {
                return 0.0;
            }

campaigns/voidstory.sc2campaign — base.sc2data/TriggerLibs/VoidCampaignLib.galaxy:5746

    }
    else if (((lp_costType == "Energy") || (lp_costType == "Life") || (lp_costType == "Shields"))) {
        if ((CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "Cost") == false)) {
            if ((CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "InfoArray") == false)) {
                return 0.0;

campaigns/voidstory.sc2campaign — base.sc2data/TriggerLibs/VoidCampaignLib.galaxy:5747

    else if (((lp_costType == "Energy") || (lp_costType == "Life") || (lp_costType == "Shields"))) {
        if ((CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "Cost") == false)) {
            if ((CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "InfoArray") == false)) {
                return 0.0;
            }

mods/starcoop/starcoop.sc2mod — base.sc2data/LibCOOC.galaxy:3450

    // Implementation
    if (((lp_costType == "Minerals") || (lp_costType == "Gas"))) {
        if ((CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "Cost") == false)) {
            if ((CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "InfoArray") == false)) {
                return 0.0;

mods/starcoop/starcoop.sc2mod — base.sc2data/LibCOOC.galaxy:3451

    if (((lp_costType == "Minerals") || (lp_costType == "Gas"))) {
        if ((CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "Cost") == false)) {
            if ((CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "InfoArray") == false)) {
                return 0.0;
            }

mods/starcoop/starcoop.sc2mod — base.sc2data/LibCOOC.galaxy:3462

    }
    else if (((lp_costType == "Energy") || (lp_costType == "Life") || (lp_costType == "Shields"))) {
        if ((CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "Cost") == false)) {
            if ((CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "InfoArray") == false)) {
                return 0.0;

mods/starcoop/starcoop.sc2mod — base.sc2data/LibCOOC.galaxy:3463

    else if (((lp_costType == "Energy") || (lp_costType == "Life") || (lp_costType == "Shields"))) {
        if ((CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "Cost") == false)) {
            if ((CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "InfoArray") == false)) {
                return 0.0;
            }