Console method to script
by Steve D · in Technical Issues · 05/09/2007 (9:31 am) · 8 replies
Hi all, I'm having a little problem and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.
I made a simple c++ class called inventory which compiles fine. I have a variable called shotgunshells which reads fine from script. But in script when I use either of the two functions I have defined I get an error.
In script I have -
echo(%obj.inventory.shotgunshells);
That echo's the value just fine so I am sure I have the class object correctly.
%obj.inventory.IncreaseShotgun(2);
This gives me the error - Unknown command IncreaseShotgun. Object (1490) Inventory -> sim object
I also have a function called DecreaseShotgun and I get the same error.
// c++ class member functions
ConsoleMethod(Inventory, IncreaseShotgun, void, 2,0,"")
{
object->IncreaseShotgun(dAtoi(argv[2]));
}
ConsoleMethod(Inventory, DecreaseShotgun, S32, 2,2,"")
{
return object->DecreaseShotgun();
}
I'm sure I'm missing something simple, can anyone tell me where I'm going wrong?
I made a simple c++ class called inventory which compiles fine. I have a variable called shotgunshells which reads fine from script. But in script when I use either of the two functions I have defined I get an error.
In script I have -
echo(%obj.inventory.shotgunshells);
That echo's the value just fine so I am sure I have the class object correctly.
%obj.inventory.IncreaseShotgun(2);
This gives me the error - Unknown command IncreaseShotgun. Object (1490) Inventory -> sim object
I also have a function called DecreaseShotgun and I get the same error.
// c++ class member functions
ConsoleMethod(Inventory, IncreaseShotgun, void, 2,0,"")
{
object->IncreaseShotgun(dAtoi(argv[2]));
}
ConsoleMethod(Inventory, DecreaseShotgun, S32, 2,2,"")
{
return object->DecreaseShotgun();
}
I'm sure I'm missing something simple, can anyone tell me where I'm going wrong?
#2
05/09/2007 (9:47 am)
Yes that's how I make a new inventory object and I just did the echo statement and it comes back as Inventory.
#3
http://www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=view&qid=5516
And just added in my own functions
05/09/2007 (9:48 am)
And also fyi I followed the steps in creating a simple simobject here http://www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=view&qid=5516
And just added in my own functions
#4
it might be that "0" in ConsoleMethod(Inventory, IncreaseShotgun, void, 2,0,"").
that should be a "2".
altho you say DecreaseShotgun() works, so that may not be it.
also not that you're there yet,
but you'll want to use argv[1], not argv[2].
(argv[1] is the second argument, because argv[0] is the first)
well,
this sounds stupid,
but are you sure your console methods have compiled ?
try adding "#error this is an error" into one of them and recompiling.
if the compile succeeds, something is wrong.
try doing %obj.inventory.dump(); - that will list all the methods of the object. are your custom FNs in there ?
05/09/2007 (9:54 am)
Hm. that's strange.it might be that "0" in ConsoleMethod(Inventory, IncreaseShotgun, void, 2,0,"").
that should be a "2".
altho you say DecreaseShotgun() works, so that may not be it.
also not that you're there yet,
but you'll want to use argv[1], not argv[2].
(argv[1] is the second argument, because argv[0] is the first)
well,
this sounds stupid,
but are you sure your console methods have compiled ?
try adding "#error this is an error" into one of them and recompiling.
if the compile succeeds, something is wrong.
try doing %obj.inventory.dump(); - that will list all the methods of the object. are your custom FNs in there ?
#5
I made that other change and still no difference. Yes I'm positive I'm compiling it correctly.
05/09/2007 (10:04 am)
DecreaseShotgun doesn't work eitherI made that other change and still no difference. Yes I'm positive I'm compiling it correctly.
#6
sometimes i'll be compiling say release but testing agains debug or something.
05/09/2007 (10:30 am)
Are you sure you're running against the right binary ?sometimes i'll be compiling say release but testing agains debug or something.
#7
05/09/2007 (1:03 pm)
I'm positive because the variable shotgunshells is correctly displaying the value I assigned to it within the class constructor.
#8
05/09/2007 (1:24 pm)
Huh. well i'm out of ideas. anyone else ? 
Associate Orion Elenzil
Real Life Plus
try this: echo(%obj.inventory.getClassName()); - if it's not "Inventory" then there's yr problem.