Thanks, that was exactly the answer I was after
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Bowes [mailto:rob@wolflair.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 29 August 2000 1:21 PM
> To:
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> Subject: Re: [AB] lglx or itst
>
>
> At 12:35 PM 8/29/00 +1100, you wrote:
> >There's two ways to do race restriction on an item.
> >lglx:race=xx OR itst:race=xx
> >
> >Is one better than the other? Is there a difference?
>
> The "lglx" attribute is applied immediately when the roster
> is created. If
> an item doesn't satisfy the "lglx" attribute, it's never
> shown and never
> even considered by AB. This is definitely the preferable
> mechanism for
> performance. The "itst" mechanism really makes no sense for a simple
> "race=xx" test. Where it's real power comes from is the
> ability to write
> boolean expressions that are based on the race, type,
> category, and all
> sorts of other things. Some items are only available to units
> of type XX in
> a given race, and "itst" makes this possible.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Rob
>
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