Understanding ForEach Object and Parent/Child Objects...

Hello again!
I currently downloaded an extension for MMF2 called the Foreach Object.
Now what I assume is, this object is used to have copies of the same object behave individually, but I'm not sure how to use it.
Could someone explain this extension a little further?

P.S- Is the Foreach Object good for Qualifiers and Mother Child Objects?

Usually you do something like this:

If Object Y position <= 0
-> Object destroy
-> Add 5 to score
( this can cause problems with multiple instances of Object )


With ForEach you do it like this:

Allways
-> Start ForEach loop "a" for Object

On ForEach loop "a" for Object
+ If Object Y position <= 0
-> Object destroy
-> Add 5 to score
( This handles everything corrrectly )

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As for Parrent Chld pinning, you can do it manually or automatically ( easy ).

Ive made a blog entry about how to do this the automatic way:
http://community.clickteam.com/entries/200-Ab-basics-Automatic-object-pairing-and-data-leeching

If your gonna do this the manuall way, youl have to assigne IDs_ to your Instances and loop through them, i can imagine the ForEach might come in handy yes.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by King_Cool

Ive made a blog entry about how to do this the automatic way:
http://community.clickteam.com/entries/200-Ab-basics-Automatic-object-pairing-and-data-leeching

If your gonna do this the manuall way, youl have to assigne IDs_ to your Instances and loop through them, i can imagine the ForEach might come in handy yes.

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Hi there.

I'd love to read your blog post, unfortunately though I'm getting this forum error.

PixelatedPict, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

Thoughts?

PixelatedPict
That is strange, i can access the post by using the link just fine.
Maybe CT staff can clarefy.

Strange, if i log out and try to search Dev Blogs for any blog posts made by King_Cool ( me ), nothing comes up...
Dont know if this is a problem with the search function, or if my blog is publically disabeled/ never publically enabeled...

I could, but im not sure how appropriate it would be to copy paste the Blog Post in here...

I cant get to the Article too :(

May you can Post it here?

King_Cool - I had similar problems when using the ClickTeam Community Blog pages a while back, seems you have to go through your blog settings to make it public, otherwise can only be seen by yourself and admins.

Thanks AyreGuitar :) Fixed
Try now...?

http://community.clickteam.com/entries/200-Ab-basics-Automatic-object-pairing-and-data-leeching

Quote:

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Originally Posted by King_Cool

Usually you do something like this:

If Object Y position <= 0
-> Object destroy
-> Add 5 to score
( this can cause problems with multiple instances of Object )


With ForEach you do it like this:

Allways
-> Start ForEach loop "a" for Object

On ForEach loop "a" for Object
+ If Object Y position <= 0
-> Object destroy
-> Add 5 to score
( This handles everything corrrectly )

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Thank you for your response!
What I understand is, my assumption was right about the use of the ForEach object.
To my understanding, the ForEach object is perfect for examples such as these...

Multiple Enemy Lifebars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVcEjRuuyiA

Platform Chasing Enemies
Part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1_zt4XTJ04
Part 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62lc4f5gYYQ
Part 3- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2lTuaeullU

Actually, Multiple Enemy Lifebars ( assuming you mean each enemy has their own personal lifebar hanging abovr their head ) can be achieved without any looping at all.
If you follow the link in my previous post ( Automatic Object Pairing and Data Leeching ), i explain exactly how in detail, and there is even an online example illustrating that it works!

This auto pairing method ^ doesnt require any looping at all, but is slightly less flexible since you need to keep the number of Parrent and Child Objects equal for the system to work.
You can off cource make the Chillds/ Parrents invissible.
But destroying them clutters up the system and makes it missbehave.

But yeah, you can use ForEach loops or any other kind of loops to Pair Objects together manually as well.

Even though I know how to use both methods I think I'd still prefer to use ForEach. I know that loops are considered a deadly evil sin but they really aren't that bad in small doses.

It's much easier keeping track of things in a ForEach than with object pairing. Not to mention the ForEach object already cuts down on the amount of looping that needs to be done, so it's about as efficient as you can get when it comes to loops.

It all really depends on your project though and your comfort level with handling automatic pairing.

I have read your blog on object pairing and data leeching King_Cool, and now my question box is empty.
This may be the last thread I will make for a long time, so I thank you all for your assistance!