GuiTextCtrl passed text not showing

[sssssssssss]

This is just showing up "0"...

The echo right above the gui shows the correct value as well. I've also done it without destroy(), destroyonhide, and without the tween. None of that is effecting it.

PHP Code:

// Function to move in name on the screen
function showName()
{
  echo(this.speaker);
  Dialog_Name.destroy();
  new GuiTextCtrl("Dialog_Name") 
  { 
    y = 30;
    profile = Armageddon_Text;
    destroyonhide = true;
      
    text = this.speaker;
    
    width = 128;
    height = 320;
      
    //layer = 7;
    zoom = 0.7;
    alpha = 1;
    
    fonttype = "Palatino Linotype";
    fontstyle = "bu";
    textshadow = true;
    shadowcolor = {60, 60, 45};
    shadowoffset = {4, 3};
    
    this.join("tween");
  }
  Dialog_Control.addcontrol(Dialog_Name);
  
  // tween the image
  (@"Dialog_Name").tween("x", 0.25, 0, 110);
  waitfor((@"Dialog_Name"), "TweenFinished", 0.05);
} 


[xXziroXx]

Change...

PHP Code:

text = this.speaker; 


to...

PHP Code:

text = thiso.speaker; 


this.speaker is not defined in the GUI object.

[sssssssssss]

Ok cool that was it. Can you give me a brief explanation of making variables objects and why?

Also, am I doing the addcontrol correctly? It tends to mess things up but I obviously wanted it all to be part of a control. Specifically in this weapon another brings up bitmap buttons and it seems they lose on catchevent if I hit any button or click anything, even one of the 3 buttons itself. Even the hover highlight never works at all unless I remove the addcontrol.

PHP Code:

// Function to move in message on the screen
function showOptions(temp.idC)
{
  echo(this.options[temp.idC]);
  ("Dialog_Choice" @temp.idC).destroy();
  new GuiBitmapButtonCtrl("Dialog_Choice" @temp.idC)
  {
    y = 150;
    destroyonhide = true;
      
      
    text = thiso.options[temp.idC];
    //normalbitmap = "";
    //mouseoverbitmap = "";
      
    //layer = 7;
    zoom = 0.6;
    alpha = 1;
      
    this.join("tween");
    this.catchId = temp.idC;
    
    thiso.catchevent(this, "onMouseUp", "selectedOpt");
  }
  Dialog_Control.addcontrol(@ "Dialog_Choice" @temp.idC);
  
  // tween the image x 
  (@"Dialog_Choice" @temp.idC).tween("x", 0.5, 0, 50);
  waitfor((@"Dialog_Choice" @temp.idC), "TweenFinished", 0.05);
  
  // tween the image y
  (@"Dialog_Choice" @temp.idC).tween("y", 0.5, (@"Dialog_Choice" @temp.idC).y, (@"Dialog_Choice" @temp.idC).y + (temp.idC * 300));
  waitfor((@"Dialog_Choice" @temp.idC), "TweenFinished", 0.05);
} 


[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by sssssssssss

Ok cool that was it. Can you give me a brief explanation of making variables objects and why?

The this. prefix always refers to the current object scope. When you're in a GUI "new" block (or similar, such as "with"), you're outside of the script scope. The thiso. prefix can always be used to get back to the script scope.

PHP Code:

// script of NPC Test
function onCreated() {
  this.foo = "bar";
  echo(this.foo); // echoes "bar"
  echo(Test.foo); // echoes "bar"
  
  with (findPlayer("cbk1994")) {
    echo(this.foo); // probably echoes 0 since this won't exist
    echo(thiso.foo); // echoes "bar"
  }
} 


Looks like the addControl is being used correctly to me but depending on what you're trying to do it may or may not be correct. In general I would move the addControl line up to inside the control definition and just do Dialog_Control.addControl(this);

[sssssssssss]

Ok I think I get it.

And with addcontrol I was just making sure I guess its controller.addcontrol(controlled);