Mask Type Hierarchy
by Infinitum3D · in Torque Game Engine · 03/31/2009 (2:18 pm) · 9 replies
I don't know if I'm wording this right (texting while driving - shame shame)...
ShapeBaseTypeObject is a derivative of StaticTypeObject right? InteriorTypeObject is also, am I right? When I say a derivative I mean its "more specific" correct?
Is there a flow chart for this somewhere?
I'm trying to find a list of all types. I'm usimg a rayCast to search for a specific mask type. If I use something like $MaskType:StaticTypeObject Then I get trees, rocks, interiors, etc. But if I use ShapeBaseTypeObject then I don't get interiors, just trees, rocks... That's good, I'm getting more specific. I also don't want TerrainTypeObjects or VehicleTypeObjects or ForceFieldTypeObjects... I found all these types mentioned in various script files.
Where is the master list?
Thanks!
Tony
ShapeBaseTypeObject is a derivative of StaticTypeObject right? InteriorTypeObject is also, am I right? When I say a derivative I mean its "more specific" correct?
Is there a flow chart for this somewhere?
I'm trying to find a list of all types. I'm usimg a rayCast to search for a specific mask type. If I use something like $MaskType:StaticTypeObject Then I get trees, rocks, interiors, etc. But if I use ShapeBaseTypeObject then I don't get interiors, just trees, rocks... That's good, I'm getting more specific. I also don't want TerrainTypeObjects or VehicleTypeObjects or ForceFieldTypeObjects... I found all these types mentioned in various script files.
Where is the master list?
Thanks!
Tony
#2
Thanks! That does help a lot, but I still need a list of all the different mask types. I'm gessing they are defined in the source somewhere, possibly ShapeBase.cc?
I'll keep looking.
Thanks again, Bryce!
Tony
04/01/2009 (4:42 am)
Bryce,Thanks! That does help a lot, but I still need a list of all the different mask types. I'm gessing they are defined in the source somewhere, possibly ShapeBase.cc?
I'll keep looking.
Thanks again, Bryce!
Tony
#3
04/01/2009 (5:15 am)
Look at game/objectTypes.cc, in the source code. Starting at line 22 is the complete list of typeMasks. I still have yet to figure out how to get the specific type mask of a given object. I know you can do echo(%obj.getType());, but that gives you a number, not a $TypeMask variable. 
#4
04/01/2009 (8:45 am)
Here's a 'flow chart' of sorts for you from the official docs. This is the entry for GameBase, which as you'll see is a child of SceneObject (and the main parent, ConsoleObject). Under Gamebase, you'll see ShapeBase, and all of it's children including StaticShapes, Vehicles, Items, and so on.
#5
04/01/2009 (8:50 am)
Also, if you click on the SceneObject (parent of GameBase), you'll see many of the other classes you might be interested in, such as Interiors, TSStatics, WaterBlocks, and so on.
#7
since these are masks, a given object can have more than one of them at a time by ORing them together. so %obj.getType() returns the mask that represents all the object types of an object. so it's generally an OR of several $TypeMask variables.
here's a very brute-force routine which might help illustrate:
example usage:
04/02/2009 (8:55 am)
bryce,since these are masks, a given object can have more than one of them at a time by ORing them together. so %obj.getType() returns the mask that represents all the object types of an object. so it's generally an OR of several $TypeMask variables.
here's a very brute-force routine which might help illustrate:
function SimObject::getTypeStrings(%this)
{
%types = "";
%mask = %this.getType();
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::StaticObjectType ) ? "StaticObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::EnvironmentObjectType ) ? "EnvironmentObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::TerrainObjectType ) ? "TerrainObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::InteriorObjectType ) ? "InteriorObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::WaterObjectType ) ? "WaterObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::TriggerObjectType ) ? "TriggerObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::AntiPortalObjectType ) ? "AntiPortalObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::ZoneBoxObjectType ) ? "ZoneBoxObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::MarkerObjectType ) ? "MarkerObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::GameBaseObjectType ) ? "GameBaseObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::ShapeBaseObjectType ) ? "ShapeBaseObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::CameraObjectType ) ? "CameraObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::StaticShapeObjectType ) ? "StaticShapeObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::PlayerObjectType ) ? "PlayerObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::ItemObjectType ) ? "ItemObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::VehicleObjectType ) ? "VehicleObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::VehicleBlockerObjectType) ? "VehicleBlockerObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::ProjectileObjectType ) ? "ProjectileObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::ExplosionObjectType ) ? "ExplosionObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::CorpseObjectType ) ? "CorpseObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::DebrisObjectType ) ? "DebrisObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::PhysicalZoneObjectType ) ? "PhysicalZoneObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::StaticTSObjectType ) ? "StaticTSObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::StaticRenderedObjectType) ? "StaticRenderedObjectType " : "");
%types = %types @ ((%mask & $TypeMasks::DamagableItemObjectType ) ? "DamagableItemObjectType " : "");
%types = trim(%types);
return %types;
}example usage:
==>echo($player.getTypestrings()); GameBaseObjectType ShapeBaseObjectType PlayerObjectType
#9
04/04/2009 (9:09 am)
my pleasure!
Torque Owner Bryce
Toy Story 2 was O.K.
By separating each typemask with a "|", you can specify more than one. The example I gave will find the first object from %start to %end that is an interior, terrain, or ShapeBase object.
Hope that helps!