chuckles, if I understand this stuff right, Alex doesn't have input validation, ie error exception handling, built into this aspect of quest's coding, as I think you're seeing the actual code of the quest engine trying to work on (your incorrect syntax of) "list", through the error message, which confuses people (who don't know coding~programming at all) in what is wrong with what they have with their code line(s).
Input Validation ~ Error Exception Handling, would give you a message like:
if (Name_Attribute_of_Thing type <> "simplestringlist") {
-> msg ("That is the wrong syntax, please type in the syntax correctly for quest to be able to work ~ act upon this code of yours")
}
but, instead you're seeing the actual code~processii of how quest tries to handle~run your code input. This is a big deal for security and thus for software coders, such as OS (operating systems, ie: windows 7), as hackers can take advantage of this, using it to get control of a user's computer. Email too, networking~routers~ports~firewalls~IPS~IDS, and etc, lots of coding areas~methods that must be protected from: SQL injections, Command Line injections, XSS, and etc.
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a huge chunk of programming is coding for input validation ~ error exception handling, as every wrong input by the user has to be accounted for, that's why software has so many patches (and tens of millions of code lines ~ well for OS' at least), to block these openings for hackers, and why patching~updating your applications~software, OS software, and etc computer stuff, is so important.
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here's an example of a (lack of) an in-game error exception handling:
<object name="player">
-> <inherit name="editor_object" />
-> <inherit name="editor_player" />
-> <age type="int">0</age>
</object>
<function name="age_character_creation_function">
-> msg ("What is your age?")
-> msg ("Please type in a number value")
-> get input {
->-> // (but, the user types in: "twenty years old", instead of a number value)
->-> player.age = result
-> }
</function>
this would produce an error, as "player.age" is set to being an "integer" type, whereas the user's input is that of a "string" type.
It's a real pain to code in all these exceptions... and not easy to code either, as well... lol (at least for me).
ya, it's easiest to assume~hope, that someone will type in a number value ("20"), but what if they don't? You need to have code to address this problem, especially from a security standpoint, to prevent~block the actual program coding processii from being revealed~shown, as it tries to search for a way to act upon the user's invalid input.
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here's what the (quasi) code should look like:
<object name="player">
-> <inherit name="editor_object" />
-> <inherit name="editor_player" />
-> <age type="int">0</age>
</object>
<function name="age_character_creation_function">
-> msg ("What is your age?")
-> msg ("Please type in a number value")
-> get input {
->-> // (but, the user types in: "twenty years old", instead of a number value)
->-> if (contains (result, "a,b,c,...,z, !, @, and etc non-numerical symbols") {
->->-> msg ("Use numerical symbols ~ number values, only please!")
->->-> age_character_creation_function // this code line calls upon this function again (they have to do it over again)
->-> } else if (contains ( - ..., -100, - ..., -1, 0, 1, ..., 100, ...) {
->->-> player.age = result
->-> }
-> }
</function>
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