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Weird problem with dump and delete

by Guimo · in Torque Game Engine · 07/10/2008 (6:58 pm) · 3 replies

Hi,
I have a problem that I really dont understand. Look at this code:

%unit = WSUnit::create( 5000, 1001, %caster.owner, %this.battle, false, "", %caster);
echo(%unit);
%unit.dump();
%unit.delete();

%unit = WSPermanentEffect::create();
echo(%unit);
%unit.dump();
%unit.delete();

The first portion prints the object ID and dumps its contents, then deletes the object.

The second code prints the object ID, meaning the object exists and I can even query information and call script functions on it but any call to dump or delete brings:
warscale/common/WSBattleMap.cs (856): Unknown command dump.
Object WSPermanentEffect(5268) WSPermanentEffect -> ScriptObject -> SimObject
warscale/common/WSBattleMap.cs (857): Unknown command delete.
Object WSPermanentEffect(5268) WSPermanentEffect -> ScriptObject -> SimObject

Which is really weird... my code to create both objects is defined as:

function WSUnit::create(%unitid, %modelid, %owner, %battle, %isarmyunit, %equipment, %parent) {
%unit = new ScriptObject(WSUnit);
%unit.battle = %battle;
... more data initialized here
return %unit;
}

function WSPermanentEffect::create() {
%pef = new ScriptObject(WSPermanentEffect);
%pef.data = "data";
return %pef;
}


All my objects are initialized this way and none of them are failing, only this one. Really weird. Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Luck!
Guimo
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Torque 3D Owner Peter Simard
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#1
07/10/2008 (7:01 pm)
Change your function to:

function WSPermanentEffect::create() {
%pef = new [b]ScriptObject();[/b]
%pef.data = "data";
return %pef;
}

You are naming each object the same thing, which is also a namespace. I suspect the engine is getting confused.

Torque 3D Owner Guimo
#2
07/10/2008 (7:33 pm)
Hi Peter,
Thanks for the comment but AFAIK the WSPermanentEffect is a namespace and I need that space. There are functions like:

function WSPermanentEffect::getLifetime(%this) {
return %this.lifetime;
}

Which uses the namespace and they work fine. So If I call:
%unit = WSPermanentEffect::create();
echo(%unit.getLifetime());

The answer is correct. Any call to this namespace works but if I invoke a basic engine SimObject function like dump or delete I get the same error. its like the engine cannot identify the object.

I have tried to force the classname in the namespace:

%ef = new ScriptObject( WSEffectName ) {
class = WSEffect;
};

And I get this result:
warscale/common/WSBattleMap.cs (857): Unknown command dump.
Object WSEffectName(5258) WSEffectName -> WSEffect -> ScriptObject -> SimObject
warscale/common/WSBattleMap.cs (858): Unknown command delete.
Object WSEffectName(5258) WSEffectName -> WSEffect -> ScriptObject -> SimObject

So I know the hierarchy tree is working.

After that I followed your example and did:
%ef = new ScriptObject( WSEffectName ) {
class = WSEffect;
};

And I got:
warscale/common/WSBattleMap.cs (857): Unknown command dump.
Object (5258) WSEffect -> ScriptObject -> SimObject
warscale/common/WSBattleMap.cs (858): Unknown command delete.
Object (5258) WSEffect -> ScriptObject -> SimObject

Which makes me more confident that this is working.

As I said, all my objects are defined the same way and all of them work and I have about 30 of them all working fine and accepting dump and delete.

Do you know where should I check to see how is the engine checking the hierarchy tree?

Luck!
Guimo

Torque 3D Owner Guimo
#3
07/10/2008 (9:06 pm)
Ok,
I decided to change the function name from
function WSEffect::create()

to:
function WSEffect_create()

And now it works fine. Its really strange but it does. I recall reading a manual which says the :: are meaningless in the function names.

Well... its working now...

Thanks!
Guimo