Class declaration

#1 Classes do not exist in TS the way they do in other languages. You don't ever declare them in a similar way to header files. A class definition in TS is nothing more than the collection of namespace scoped functions that belong to the class.

#2 Ok, I'm fine with that. But is it necessary all the custom classes I made to be ScriptObjects? I think that I cannot use a statement like this :

$cat = new Animal();

but I have to do this:

$cat = new ScriptObject()
{
class = Animal;
};

and then define the Animal functions. Is this right or there is another way?

Thanks a lot.

#3 Ok, I'm fine with that. But is it necessary all the custom classes I made to be ScriptObjects? I think that I cannot use a statement like this :

$cat = new Animal();

but I have to do this:

$cat = new ScriptObject()
{
class = Animal;
};

and then define the Animal functions. Is this right or there is another way?

Thanks a lot.

#4 This is right. And this in only way to link a function to 'Animal' namespace.
It is necessary to make custom classes from predefined console objects,
like ScriptObject, ScriptGroup, t2dStaticSprite, and so on. Look to the TGB
Reference. Most of all objects has 'class' field. (except SimSet, SimGroup, but
use ScriptSet & ScriptGroup instead)

#5 Thanks a lot. Now I got it!!!!

#6 So there is no way to create a new class myself that inherits? I have asked the question in thread www.garagegames.com/mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=50847 as well.

Otherwise I suppose my fancy object will have be a t2dSceneObject so that I can get collision and mounting and such working.

Richard N.

#7 Yes, you can have the behavoir of inheritance. See my answer to the other thread.

#8 So... there's no "namespace" or similar?
I would have expected something like
$cat=new Animal().

#9 There are namespaces in TS. You can't "new" anything in TS.