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Inheriting attiributes and the use of namesapces

by Rob Segal · in Torque Game Builder · 10/16/2006 (12:01 am) · 5 replies

Say I have two classes specified in script...

function ClassA::print(%this)
{
   echo("I'm class A!");
}

Now I instantiate two objects...

$obj1 = new t2dStaticSprite()
{
   class = ClassA;
}

$obj2 = new t2dStaticSprite()
{
   class           = ClassB;
   superClass = ClassA;
}

Calling $obj1.print() will indeed print "I'm class A!". As I understand things if I call $obj2.print() shouldn't it also print "I'm class A!" ? For me it doesn't.
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Torque Owner Gary Preston
#1
10/16/2006 (5:15 am)
Are you running the latest version of TGB 1.1.2?

I tried the above by pasting it at the top of main.cs in the ExampleMyFishDemo

$obj1 = new t2dStaticSprite()
{
   class = ClassA;
};

$obj2 = new t2dStaticSprite()
{
   class           = ClassB;
   superClass = ClassA;
};

function ClassA::print(%this)
{
   echo("I'm class A!");
}

function runtests()
{
   echo("Printing obj1");
   $obj1.print();
   echo("Printing obj2");
   $obj2.print();
}

and calling runtests() just after the exec calls in initializeProject. The output in the console was as expected:

Loading compiled script ExampleMyFishDemo/gui/mainScreen.gui.
Loading compiled script ExampleMyFishDemo/gameScripts/game.cs.
Printing obj1
I'm class A!
Printing obj2
I'm class A!

Torque Owner Rob Segal
#2
10/16/2006 (7:53 am)
Hmmm... I don't believe I am running 1.1.2. I could be wrong though. Does the version of TGB you are running get printed out in the console when you start up?

Torque Owner Gary Preston
#3
10/16/2006 (4:46 pm)
Check your console log for

Quote:
Torque Game Builder (v1.1.2) initialized...

Previous versions should work with the above code too, I don't have one installed atm to test it though. What error message do you get when you try "$obj2.print();" ? Have you rechecked your code for any typo's such as missing semi colons?

Torque Owner Rob Segal
#4
10/16/2006 (9:34 pm)
Wow you know I don't know what I was doing wrong or what I was seeing before but you guys are right. This is working. Sorry for the false alarm and thanks very much for the responses!

Torque Owner Ben R Vesco
#5
10/16/2006 (9:36 pm)
TorqueScript has worked that way for ages. Should work fine in any version of TGB you have.

Tag: TGB in GPGT

Edit: doh, you beat me to it! Glad you got it working.