# 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

• [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/voidstory.sc2campaign

— VoidCampaignLib.galaxy

// L5734
CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "Cost")

// L5735
CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "InfoArray")

// L5746
CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "Cost")

// L5747
CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "InfoArray")

# mods/starcoop/starcoop.sc2mod

— LibCOOC.galaxy

// L3450
CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "Cost")

// L3451
CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "InfoArray")

// L3462
CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "Cost")

// L3463
CatalogFieldExists(CatalogEntryScope(c_gameCatalogAbil, lp_ability), "InfoArray")