Question about creating new objects..

[haora]

Hi everyone, I have a simple question (or maybe not, I don't know... )

If you create an object on runtime.. using the "Create new Objects" feature.... can you later on access that object?
What I mean is:

Lets say you create a new object with that feature, and then you want to reposition that object.... how would do you "get" to that object on the event editor?

I hope it's posible, 'cause otherwise I'm in big trouble... :S

Thanks in advance!

- Haora

[Joshtek]

It should just show up along with all the other objects.

[DavidN]

When I have any Create Object event I usually have a copy of the object present in the frame at the start that is destroyed when the frame begins - it's a habit I have left over from the Klik and Play days, but it does seem to avoid many potential problems.

[rocko]

That's what I do. ^

[RedHades]

When you great an object in an event, it becomes selected for the next actions. So you can set a counter to the fixed value of the last created object, and reuse that value to reselect the object in another event.

[events]
*Start of frame
-[obj_create]:Create [obj_active](Active) at (0,0)
-[obj_counter](Counter): Set counter to Fixed("[obj_active](Active)")
*Upon pressing "Spacebar"
+Fixed value of [obj_active](Active) = value("[obj_counter](Counter)")
- [obj_active](Active): Flash during 00"-02
[/events]

Oups, counters dont have a markup icon

[haora]

Ok, I'm not sure I understand, but I will check this out when I get home...


Thanks!

[haora]

Ok, that was actually pretty helpfull, but I still have a problem...
The thing is... I have 4 objects that I creat at the start of the game using the Create Object Function... but then, I want to do something when I click on those objects... the action will affect them...
Right now, my example is working with 4 TextBlitter objets, and when I click on one of them, I want to change the text of that object to "_----_"...
The way I have it right now is:

1 - User clicks with left button on [text_blitter]
=>[text_blitter]: set alterable text to "_----_"


I thought that by doing this, when I clicked on the TextBlitter, the action would only have effect on the clicked object, but apparently I was wrong...
How can I solve this?

Thanks in advance!

- Haora

[Dynasoft]

Your code looks ok, I think it might be a problem with the text blitter object maybe?

Try it with active object (eg "click on active: destroy active") and it should work. If that doesn't work then there's something else wrong...

[haora]

It appears to be working with Actives, the problem seems to be with the "Text Blitter"... has anyone used them? Do I have another alternative to display text in the same way?

Thanks!
- Haora

[RedHades]

This works for me. Only the clicked text gets changed.
[events]
*[obj_special]: Start of frame
-[obj_create]: Create [obj_textblitter](Text Blitter) at (0,0)
-[obj_create]: Create [obj_textblitter](Text Blitter) at (0,32)
-[obj_create]: Create [obj_textblitter](Text Blitter) at (0,64)
-[obj_create]: Create [obj_textblitter](Text Blitter) at (0,96)
*[obj_mousekb]: User clicks with left button on [obj_textblitter](Text Blitter)
-[obj_textblitter](Text Blitter): Change text: "Changed!"
[/events]