Damage static objects and capture life remaining

[Stone]

So this is a scripting question, of which I am just beginning to learn. I want to be able to damage a static object (building) and capture when remaining life is below a certain percentage so I can then explode and destroy the object. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks. 

[Chump]

local unit = <some unit>
if unit:getLife() < 1 then
	unit:destroy()
end

This will destroy any unit that is destroyed (a bit redundant). If you could be more concise, the answer would probably be more like what you are asking for.

[Stone]

Thanks for the quick reply. So, I put the following into a REPETITIVE ACTION - DO SCRIPT, where 'Static' is the actual name of the static object I'm trying to destroy:

local unit = StaticObject.getByName('Static')
if unit:getLife() < 100 then
    unit:destroy()
end

...but I can shoot at the Static object until I'm out of ammo and nothing ever happens. I'm either doing something wrong or the static object never seems to register any damage. Any further help welcomed. Thanks.

[Grimes]

That will error once the actual object is destroyed because it would basically be nil:getLife(). Anyway, I added a test message that will display the life value as a message. Bomb the target to get an idea of how much damage whichever weapon you are using does to the target. 

Also Object.destroy() just removes it from the world. If you wanted to explode it you'd need something like: trigger.action.explosion(unit:getPoint(), 3000)

local unit = StaticObject.getByName('Static')
trigger.action.outText(unit:getLife(), 20, true) --- just added this so you can see what the value is. Just delete whenever. 
if unit and unit:getLife() < 100 then
    unit:destroy()
end

 

[Stone]

Thanks!! - I can make that work. Regards