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Namespaces and numbers conversion problem...

by Manjit Bedi · in Torque Game Builder · 12/15/2007 (2:34 pm) · 3 replies

I have implemented a basic GUI for setting some global settings in a game. I am using TGB v 1.3.1 in a Mac. I based some of my work on the very helpful example making an options gui.

http://tdn.garagegames.com/wiki/TGB/MiniTuturials/GUIOptionsMenu

Here is some code, a bit sloppy but it works, for getting a value from a text edit control and storing the value:

%str = %jumpVelocityCtrl.getValue();
   $gPlayerJumpVeloctiy = firstWord(%str);

   %str = %gravitySettngCtrl.getValue();   
   $ConstantForceY = firstWord(%str);
   
   $globals::playerJumpVeloity = $gPlayerJumpVeloctiy;
   $globals::gravity = $ConstantForceY;

This appears to be fine.

I then write the globals object to a text file:

// export these prefs to our globals prefs file
   export("$globals::*", "~/data/files/globals.cs");

But when I look at the text file for globals.cs the value have been converted to strings. I want to keep them as numbers. Other items in the globals name space are staying as number; these items are not currently used at run-time.

I can when loading the file convert the string back to a number if I really have to. 

$globals::castle_strobe_time = 5000;
$globals::count_start_player_idle = 15;
$globals::count_walk_to_run = 1;
$globals::gravity = "150";
$globals::playerJumpVeloity = "-40";
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Chaim Krause
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#1
12/15/2007 (5:25 pm)
Quote:But when I look at the text file for globals.cs the value have been converted to strings.

They are not being converted to strings, they *are* strings. Look at your code. You're using string functions.

Torque Owner Manjit Bedi
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#2
12/16/2007 (2:04 pm)
Oh ok.

I am using the wrong functions then? I was working under the assumption that the getValue call will return a string.

So I should something other than firstWord to get the value out. What might the function be? I have had a look through the documentation.

Thanks.

M

Torque 3D Owner Kalle Wik
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#3
12/17/2007 (4:17 pm)
In TorqueScript, everything is a string. For instance, "123" - 3 = 120 = "120". Just treat them as numbers and it should work fine, no conversion necessary.