Retrieving dynamic fields from c++ code

#1 Bump.

Come on, this has GOT to be an easy one for any of GG's staff :)

#2 I find it a bit disheartening that there isn't a reply to this yet :(

#3 Try this:

clientConnection->getFieldDictionary()->getFieldValue("status");

#4 omg thank you.

That's exactly what I was looking for.

#5 Been a little behind on the forums... but it looks like this one is solved :)

#6 Gotcha covered.
(Sorry, really bad pun/inside joke.)

#7 Someone know if this is currently valid/working?
I cannot make it work...

edit: btw, sorry for the necro thread rising...

#8 It's changed since way back when, but I'd first suggest an analysis of why you want to access a dynamic field from c++.

Just about by definition, if c++ code needs access to a field, then that field should be a persistent field, assigned in the class' ::initPersistFields(..) method. There are very few, if any (other than editors) reason why c++ would want to access a dynamic field.

The way to do it now as far as I can remember (I've never had reason to do this in all my prototyping and development work) is the SimObject::get/setDataField(..) methods.

#9 Thanks Stephen. You are right indeed, I was just trying make a shortcut, but yes, a persistent field is the right way of do it.