Object namespace or similar functionality.

[Ivanoff.N 61]

Hi

I am having a problem with storing object data.

I have an object, lets say it is  "Land_Camping_Light_F"  and it calls a function.

Inside a function:

getdir this select 0 //gets me the direction of the object 

 

this function is executed by all objects of this class. 

However I need to store this data for every object so that later I can see where this object was pointing although now it`s direction is different.

Is that possible in arma ?

[das attorney 858]

 

// set
_myCampingLight setVariable ["direction",getDir _myCampingLight];

// get
_dir = _myCampingLight getVariable ["direction",0];

 

[Grumpy Old Man 3545]

"Land_Camping_Light_F" is not an object, it's a classname of datatype string.

_object = "Land_Camping_Light_F" createVehicle [0,0,0];

_object would hold an actual datatype object.

 

"this" does not exist outside of object init fields in the editor.

So you either use setVariable/getVariable in an objects init field to store the direction of it,

or you adjust your script to accept actual variables, hard to tell without providing further examples.

 

Cheers

 

[Mr H. 402]

 

_directions = { if (_x == typeOf "Land_camping_light) then {getdir _x;}}  forEach (allMissionObjects "");
copytoclipboard _directions;

Not tested, just an idea, it might not work.

 

[Tajin 349]

Hadrien, allMissionObjects already includes a filter functionality, USE IT !!!

 

{ _x setVariable ["direction", getDir _x]; } count allMissionObjects "Land_camping_light";

 

[Mr H. 402]

2 minutes ago, Tajin said:

Hadrien, allMissionObjects already includes a filter functionality, USE IT !!!

 

{ _x setVariable ["direction", getDir _x]; } count allMissionObjects "Land_camping_light";

 

Cool that's even better

 

[Ivanoff.N 61]

3 minutes ago, Tajin said:

Hadrien, allMissionObjects already includes a filter functionality, USE IT !!!

 

{ _x setVariable ["direction", getDir _x]; } count allMissionObjects "Land_camping_light";

 

Will it store many variables for each object ? And if so how to then get those variables and apply them to these objects again ?

[das attorney 858]

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[Tajin 349]

It stores exactly 1 variable per camping light.

 

Frankly I have no idea what you're trying to achieve there, so only you know where and when to re-apply the rotation.

 

 

This would restore all of them:

{ _x setDir (_x getVariable ["direction", 0]); } count allMissionObjects "Land_camping_light";

 

 

 

[Ivanoff.N 61]

56 minutes ago, Tajin said:

It stores exactly 1 variable per camping light.

 

Frankly I have no idea what you're trying to achieve there, so only you know where and when to re-apply the rotation.

 

 

This would restore all of them:

{ _x setDir (_x getVariable ["direction", 0]); } count allMissionObjects "Land_camping_light";

 

 

 

The idea is you store objects rotation (position or any other data)

then you move object 

then you restore previous data to see how that object was rotated (positioned or other) before it was moved.

Is it possible to store it as a string ?

[Grumpy Old Man 3545]

18 minutes ago, Ivanoff.N said:

The idea is you store objects rotation (position or any other data)

then you move object 

then you restore previous data to see how that object was rotated (positioned or other) before it was moved.

Is it possible to store it as a string ?

What do you mean by "it"?

Do you want to store the object as string?

Or the direction?

 

Why are you asking for storing multiple values all of a sudden?

 

You need to be as specific as possible, ultimately describe what you're actually trying to do,

instead of trying various probably nonsensical approaches to your problem which could be solved in an entirely different way,

everything else will be a waste of time.

 

Cheers

[Ivanoff.N 61]

Just now, Grumpy Old Man said:

What do you mean by "it"?

Do you want to store the object as string?

Or the direction?

 

Why are you asking for storing multiple values all of a sudden?

 

You need to be as specific as possible, ultimately describe what you're actually trying to do,

instead of trying various probably nonsensical approaches to your problem which could be solved in an entirely different way,

everything else will be a waste of time.

 

Cheers

The value as a string. For example I get the direction of 180 and I need it to just be a static number, not the dynamic variable.

Like I said, place a lantern, e.g set the dir to 130. Store this value.

Then rotate this lantern to 220 e.g.

Then restore the value e.g. with a hint "previous rotation was 130"

Then rotate again to e.g. 300

Then restore the value e.g. with a hint "previous rotation was 220"

e.t.c.

 

But I need it to not work with a certain lantern but to all lanterns on the map even those that will be spawned in the future. 

 

[Grumpy Old Man 3545]

1 hour ago, Ivanoff.N said:

The value as a string. For example I get the direction of 180 and I need it to just be a static number, not the dynamic variable.

Like I said, place a lantern, e.g set the dir to 130. Store this value.

Then rotate this lantern to 220 e.g.

Then restore the value e.g. with a hint "previous rotation was 130"

Then rotate again to e.g. 300

Then restore the value e.g. with a hint "previous rotation was 220"

e.t.c.

 

But I need it to not work with a certain lantern but to all lanterns on the map even those that will be spawned in the future. 

 

 

Still unsure what you want, when using getDir you'll get a number, but you want to save it as a string for what purpose exactly if you intend to use the number to restore the objects direction at some time?

There's some good examples in this thread that show you how to save the current direction of the lantern object as a variable inside its namespace.

What would be the sense in saving an objects direction, just to rotate it and set its direction to the previous value?

 

Try this, no idea if that's what you want since your formulation is still vague:

 

_lantern = "Land_Camping_Light_F" createVehicle getposatl player;//place a lantern, at players position for testing purposes
_lantern setDir 130;
_lantern setVariable ["direction",getDir _lantern];//stored the direction as variable
for "_i" from 0 to 10 do {

_lantern setDir random 360;//rotate lantern
systemchat format ["Previous rotation was: %1",_lantern getVariable ["direction",0]];
_lantern setVariable ["direction",getDir _lantern];//stored the direction as variable again
sleep 1;
};

I fail to see how this would make any sense though.

 

Cheers

[Ivanoff.N 61]

5 hours ago, Grumpy Old Man said:

 

Still unsure what you want, when using getDir you'll get a number, but you want to save it as a string for what purpose exactly if you intend to use the number to restore the objects direction at some time?

There's some good examples in this thread that show you how to save the current direction of the lantern object as a variable inside its namespace.

What would be the sense in saving an objects direction, just to rotate it and set its direction to the previous value?

 

Try this, no idea if that's what you want since your formulation is still vague:

 

_lantern = "Land_Camping_Light_F" createVehicle getposatl player;//place a lantern, at players position for testing purposes
_lantern setDir 130;
_lantern setVariable ["direction",getDir _lantern];//stored the direction as variable
for "_i" from 0 to 10 do {

_lantern setDir random 360;//rotate lantern
systemchat format ["Previous rotation was: %1",_lantern getVariable ["direction",0]];
_lantern setVariable ["direction",getDir _lantern];//stored the direction as variable again
sleep 1;
};

I fail to see how this would make any sense though.

 

Cheers

Thanks for the solution guys. Sorry you failed to understand what this is for, but it works exactly how I need it to. Thanks again.

[Ivanoff.N 61]

9 hours ago, Grumpy Old Man said:

 

Still unsure what you want, when using getDir you'll get a number, but you want to save it as a string for what purpose exactly if you intend to use the number to restore the objects direction at some time?

There's some good examples in this thread that show you how to save the current direction of the lantern object as a variable inside its namespace.

What would be the sense in saving an objects direction, just to rotate it and set its direction to the previous value?

 

Try this, no idea if that's what you want since your formulation is still vague:

 

_lantern = "Land_Camping_Light_F" createVehicle getposatl player;//place a lantern, at players position for testing purposes
_lantern setDir 130;
_lantern setVariable ["direction",getDir _lantern];//stored the direction as variable
for "_i" from 0 to 10 do {

_lantern setDir random 360;//rotate lantern
systemchat format ["Previous rotation was: %1",_lantern getVariable ["direction",0]];
_lantern setVariable ["direction",getDir _lantern];//stored the direction as variable again
sleep 1;
};

I fail to see how this would make any sense though.

 

Cheers

One more question. How to make all lanterns execute my function ? 

I need to include all those on the map already as well as those that are created mid mission.

 

I use { [[_x]] call NN_fnc_myfunction;} count allMissionObjects "Land_Camping_Light_F"; but that only seems to affect the ones that are already placed but not the future ones.

[Grumpy Old Man 3545]

6 hours ago, Ivanoff.N said:

I use { [[_x]] call NN_fnc_myfunction;} count allMissionObjects "Land_Camping_Light_F"; but that only seems to affect the ones that are already placed but not the future ones.

 

Trick question, do the future ones exist yet?

 

How to implement a solution is entirely up to how new lanterns get placed.

Unless you provide further info on how this is about to happen every attempt to solve it is nonsensical.

 

Kinda ridiculous having to state this 3x in the same thread.

 

Cheers

[Ivanoff.N 61]

4 hours ago, Grumpy Old Man said:

 

Trick question, do the future ones exist yet?

 

How to implement a solution is entirely up to how new lanterns get placed.

Unless you provide further info on how this is about to happen every attempt to solve it is nonsensical.

 

Kinda ridiculous having to state this 3x in the same thread.

 

Cheers

No, they don`t exist, they will be spawned via createvehicle. The script that spawns them can not be altered, it has to be another script that makes them run my function.. 

[Von Quest 1163]

OMG. PLEASE EXPLAIN what exactly are you trying to do??? Why all the mystery? Just speak in real world terms. What are you trying to do exactly in the Mission? Walk us through it. Speak in normal game-wise human language. Not code. What do you want/need the Objects/Player/Mission to do? Context.

 

Explain what are you trying to do, or want from the Player's perspective, and let the devs write the code/scripts. Show us the script or mission file you have already. Paste the code, or link to a download. Grrrrrrrrr.

 

Good grief. LMAO!