if and foreach conditionals

Let me verify that I understand correctly what you are trying to achieve. Essentially right now you have something like (pseudo code):


if I have abilities then {
 for each ability in abilities {
   do some setup
 }
}
if I have triggered abilities then {
 for each ability in triggered abilities {
   do some setup
 }
}


Currently you need a separate loop for each type of ability because they dont share a common "ability" interface. It sounds like you want to do something like this...


if I have abilities or triggered abilities then {
 for each ability in either collection {
   do some common setup
 }
}


If I am correct, then the solution is to make a new base class that both Ability and TriggeredAbility inherit from, OR to make an interface that they both conform to. Then you grab a reference to either collection as if it is a collection of the base class or interface and you loop on that.

If you need a refresher on polymorphism, I wrote this blog post that might help:
theliquidfire.com/2014/12/01/random-encounters-and-polymorphism/