[ANSWERED] Difference between Value Select, Table and Selector

[Armando]

Hello,

It is not very clear to me why we have a Value select actor. It works just like a Table actor and a selector actor. The only difference is that the Value select does only numbers (no mutable input like the 2 others). So the Selector and the Table can handle text, numbers, audio and video. This means that Selector and Table are basically the same thing. Only difference between the 2 is the possibility of the performance optimization offered when we call the "exec src" input property.

Now, since the re is nothing that the Value Select actor does that Table or Selector can't do I wonder why it is there (maybe legacy patches compatibility ?

And, also, it seems that Table and Selector are the same thing (but for the "exec src").

Am I missing something ?

[bonemap]

@armando

Hi,

The Table actor provides the answer with its help text suggesting, "This actor differs from the Selector actor in that even when a 'value' input is selected, and that value is changed, the new value is not passed through to the output. Only changing the 'select' input will output a new value."

Best Wishes

Russell

[Armando]

@bonemap Thanks. I still don't see why I would need that particular behavior. But someone needed it...