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Better way to get value of global script variable?

by Demolishun · in Torque Game Engine · 02/19/2007 (8:33 pm) · 4 replies

Here is how I am getting and setting a global script variable from C++.
Getting value:
StringTableEntry mCopiedCellList;
mCopiedCellList = StringTable->insert("$clipboard::cells");
SimObject *tobj = Sim::findObject(Con::evaluatef("return %s;",mCopiedCellList));

Setting value:
Con::evaluatef("%s=%d;",mCopiedCellList,clipboard->getId());

Is there a better way?
It works, but seems a little clunky.

Thanks,
Frank
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    Associate Chris Haigler
    Jester Dance
    #1
    02/19/2007 (9:03 pm)
    Look in console.cc around line 561. You should find: setVariable(), setLocalVariable(), setBoolVariable(), setIntVariable() and setFloatVariable().

    Hope this helps. :)

    Torque Owner Demolishun
    DemolishunConsulting Rocks!
    #2
    02/19/2007 (9:42 pm)
    Oh yes. This is excellent. It also looks like it has get versions of the above too. I am guessing this faster than the evaluatef command. Although, it is kind of neat to be able to run script from the C++ interface too. I should have known to look in the console.h/.cc files a little closer. That is where I got evaluatef from.

    Thanks,
    Frank

    Torque Owner Demolishun
    DemolishunConsulting Rocks!
    #3
    02/20/2007 (7:37 pm)
    Perfect:
    Con::getVariable(mCopiedCellList)
    instead of:
    Con::evaluatef("return %s;",mCopiedCellList)

    and:
    Con::setIntVariable(mCopiedCellList,clipboard->getId());
    instead of:
    Con::evaluatef("%s=%d;",mCopiedCellList,clipboard->getId());

    Thank you Chris,
    Frank

    Associate Chris Haigler
    Jester Dance
    #4
    02/20/2007 (8:21 pm)
    Glad I could help. :)