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How to get propertys of a selected object?

by Prodigy Andy · in Torque Game Engine · 09/20/2007 (9:56 pm) · 5 replies

I can select objects now just followed what the thread WoW Player Control Emulation said.

But how can i get the propertys of the selected object? For example, I write some info into the "nameTag" of the object(StaticShape) , then how to get the "nameTag".

Thanks.
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Torque 3D Owner Aun Taraseina
#1
09/20/2007 (10:24 pm)
Have you tried %object.nameTag ?

Aun.

Torque Owner Prodigy Andy
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#2
09/20/2007 (10:40 pm)
Yes, I have tried like you said. I just got a "null".

Torque Owner Prodigy Andy
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#3
09/20/2007 (10:45 pm)
Here is my StaticShape in mission file:

new StaticShape(testname) {
canSaveDynamicFields = "1";
internalName = "internamenamefs";
position = "311.068 352.344 215.063";
rotation = "1 0 0 0";
scale = "1 1 1";
nameTag = "iamnametag1";
dataBlock = "Tree2StaticShape";
receiveSunLight = "1";
receiveLMLighting = "1";
useAdaptiveSelfIllumination = "0";
useCustomAmbientLighting = "0";
customAmbientSelfIllumination = "0";
customAmbientLighting = "0 0 0 1";
useLightingOcclusion = "1";
};

Associate Orion Elenzil
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#4
09/20/2007 (11:46 pm)
If you are trying to read the value of a field on the client instance of the object,
the field must be ghosted as part of packUpdate()/unpackUpdate().
ie, when an object is declared in the mission file, that's server-side,
and not all fields are transmitted to the client.
nameTag might be one of those fields.
check TDN for "ghosting" and "packupdate".

Torque Owner Prodigy Andy
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#5
09/20/2007 (11:50 pm)
Thank you Orion Elenzil.

I will check it.