How to store a fort_vehicle in a variable

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I figured it out! I just needed to see an example of how to get an optional value, which I found in this example here.

Er, it was also clearly outlined in the Option documentation.

Whatever, here’s a summary for anyone else who is new to this. Basically, to initialize a variable:

var BusReference : ?fort_vehicle = false

Then to set it:

set BusReference = option{RealBus}

Then to get from it:

if(MyVehicle:= BusReference?):
            Print("bus location: {MyVehicle.GetTransform().Translation}")

Full code below:

using { /UnrealEngine.com/Temporary/SpatialMath }
using { /Fortnite.com/Devices }
using { /Verse.org/Simulation }
using { /UnrealEngine.com/Temporary/Diagnostics }
using { /Fortnite.com/Vehicles }

simple_vehicle_location := class(creative_device):

    @editable MyButton : button_device = button_device{}
    @editable BusSpawner : vehicle_spawner_armored_battle_bus_device = vehicle_spawner_armored_battle_bus_device{}
    
    #create a reference to the bus, which is false for now. so it uses the ?fort_vehicle syntax to be false.
    var BusReference : ?fort_vehicle = false
    var BusPosition : vector3 = vector3{X:=0.0,Y:=0.0,Z:=0.0}


    # Runs when the device is started in a running game
    OnBegin<override>()<suspends>:void=
        BusSpawner.SpawnedEvent.Subscribe(OnStoreBus)
        MyButton.InteractedWithEvent.Subscribe(OnButtonPressed)
   
    OnStoreBus(RealBus : fort_vehicle):void =
        # here, when setting the ?fort_vehicle, we need to use option
        set BusReference = option{RealBus}
        set BusPosition = RealBus.GetTransform().Translation # this works!
        Print("bus location: {RealBus.GetTransform().Translation}") #this works!

    OnButtonPressed (Agent: agent):void = 
        if(MyVehicle:= BusReference?): # THIS is the format!
            Print("bus location: {MyVehicle.GetTransform().Translation}") # this works!!!