Build 21 Game::ObjParams.type

fatcoder · 02-22-2013 12:29 PM

Just upgraded to build 21 to find the way I've been setting Game::ObjParams.type doesn't work any more. I read about the change in the version history. I'm just wondering what is the correct way to be handling this now.

I used to do this.

Code:

obj.type(true, "OBJECT_ID_HERE");

I've now changed it to this.

Code:

obj.type(true, Game::ObjType.elmID(OBJECT_ID_HERE));

Is this correct?

What about if you have a Str name of a dynamically set object to create. Are you supposed to do something like this?

Code:

obj.type(true, Game::ObjType.elmID(Game::ObjType.find(strObjectType)));

Just seems so long winded?

**Esenthel** · 02-22-2013 12:31 PM

Currently yes, that's the right method.
I'm aware that 2 calls may be a bit too much of writing, I'll keep that in mind and try to improve it in the future.

fatcoder · 02-22-2013 02:10 PM

Would be nice if it could handle it internally, so you could just pass in the object type.

Anyway, I'm having some trouble with it though. I've changed my code from this.

Code:

obj.type(true, "OBJ_TYPE");

To this.

Code:

obj.type(true, Game::ObjType.elmID(OBJ_TYPE));

However, I'm getting this error now.

I definitely have this code in there.

Code:

Game::ObjType = "Enum/obj_type.enum";

I even tried opening the world editor thinking maybe it needs to rebuild the enum binary (haven't done it in months). But that didn't help.

Is there a new step involved now that I'm not doing?

**Esenthel** · 02-22-2013 02:14 PM

I think that issue is unrelated, that error should be called if you're trying to do

Game::ObjType(id);
or
Game::ObjType(name);

Code:

struct Enum

{

   Int     operator()(CChar8 *name)C;                       // get index   of enum element, Exit      on fail

   Int     operator()(CChar  *name)C;                       // get index   of enum element, Exit      on fail

   Int     operator()(C UID  &id  )C;                       // get index   of enum element, Exit      on fail

Please post the codes at line at which the error occurs.

fatcoder · 02-22-2013 02:19 PM

Here is the code. If I comment this out (specifically the third line), it all runs fine.

OBJ_TYPE is just one of the obj types in my obj_type.enum. It definitely exists in the file.

Code:

Game::ObjParams obj;

obj.type(true, Game::ObjType.elmID(OBJ_TYPE));

Game::World.objCreateNear(obj, matrix);

Actually, I might have jumped the gun there. I think the issue might be deeper than that, inside the object itself. Let me keep looking.

**Esenthel** · 02-22-2013 02:36 PM

Can you attach the callstack when the error happens?

fatcoder · 02-22-2013 02:40 PM

Not to worry, I found the problem.

I was trying to get the Str of the object type and was calling this, not realising it was giving me the Str of the UID.

Code:

obj.type().asText();

Anyway, I changed it to this, and it solved the problem.

Code:

Game::ObjType.elmName(Game::ObjType.find(obj.type()));

Would be nice if there was a more elegant way to do all this stuff though.

**Esenthel** · 02-22-2013 02:43 PM

yeah I've just implemented it, will be uploaded within an hour smile

fatcoder · 02-22-2013 03:03 PM

Cheers!

Build 21 Game::ObjParams.type
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