Namespaces won't work on static sprites?

#1 You cannot assign the same namespace to a static sprite and an animated sprite at the same time. That would be really useful sometimes but the engine does not allow it.

#2 Thanks Michael, but by that am i right in assuming i should be able to use namespacing on a single static sprite?

Basicially, when i set the my code as this

$SpriteObjId = new t2dAnimatedSprite($namespaceId)

all works fine
but when it's set as this

$SpriteObjId = new t2dStaticSprite($namespaceId)

it no longer works (Unknown command updateMovement. Object player1(2924) player1 -> t2dStaticSprite -> t2dSceneObject -> SimObject)?

In both cases, the two types do not co-exist. Could it be something to do with the way my 't2dImageMapDatablock()' is setup?

#3 Do you get any error messages in the console?

#4 Yeah, sorry i edited without updating the post. Here it is again:

Unknown command updateMovement. Object player1(2924) player1 -> t2dStaticSprite -> t2dSceneObject -> SimObject

EDIT:
This doesn't come up if it's set as a animated sprite!? simply changing '$SpriteObjId = new t2dStaticSprite(namespaceId)' to '$SpriteObjId = new t2dAnimatedSprite(namespaceId)' and adding 'animationName = "ImageMapAnimation";' stops this error from coming up?

#5 'player::updateMovement' should be ''player1::updateMovement' because looking at the console output that is the name of the object. The only reason I can think that doesnt cause an error with the animated sprite is because you have a 't2dAnimatedSprite::updateMovement'.

#6 Wow, Thanks Tom, that worked! :) But as far as i know i don't have a 't2dAnimatedSprite::updateMovement' function (i'll double check in case!) setup in any of my scripts, so im still unsure why it worked for an animatedSprite and not a Static one?

#7 Yep, checked, i don't have a t2dAnimatedSprite::updateMovement function in any scripts, so unless it's a standard function of tge i'm still confused why one works and the other doesn't :S

Anyhow, thanks Tom & Michael.

The only thing is, the staticSprite route restricts me to having to have player1 & player2... for each namespace, whereas the animatedSprite approach would allow me to cater for however many players in the one function 'player::updateMovement', is there any way i can achieve this with staticSprite route?

Thanks in advance!

#8 Try 't2dStaticSprite::updateMovement'. I'm still not completely clued up on namespaces but any staticsprite will call this function unless there is an updateMovement function for its name,class etc (I think!).

EDIT: Thinking on, just give both player1 and player2 the same class, like "class = someClass;", then 'someClass::updateMovement' will hopfully work. I say hopefully....

#9 Tried both, still got a problem with t2dStaticSprite it seems, i don't know if this is a bug or what, but i won't let it be a deal breaker, i'll just use the traditional function method updateMovement(%this) instead, namespaces is getting a bit over my head and it's not that bad not being able to have player:: stuck in front of your functions ;)

Thanks for your help guys :)

EDIT: Man, I got it to work at last hallelujah! I think you were right Michael, my code was running the same function 6 times (createPlayers) because i had a duplicate call in my game.cs script hence it was probably trying to create a duplicate static/animated sprite with the same namespace id too :S Thanks again :0)

#10 Not bumping or anything, just thought i must update this. Tom, 't2dStaticSprite::updateMovement' does work, so thanks for that, pointing any class/superclass of a datablock ::updateMovement (or whatever function your need) also works according to my tests!

In addition to the revelations above, if anyone wants any more background/info on namespaces, i found the following 2 links/threads useful to some degree or another:

tdn.garagegames.com/wiki/TorqueScript/Namespaces www.garagegames.com/mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=2269 (for this one, className doesn't seem to work, probably because its a 2001 post (it's class and superClass now), but the principal remains largely the same ;) )

edit: - another one -
www.garagegames.com/mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=50373