Named flags

[Fimbul]

http://www.clickteam.com/epicenter/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=50140&Searchpag e=1&Main=7448&Words=%22name+flags%22&Search=true#P ost50140

About #2 in that topic... How come we still don't have named flags? It's a pain to remember 32 flags by their numbers, and with widgets now popping up, it would be nice to get named flags (and expand on that number, since many people use flags to call "void" functions)

Besides, it shouldn't be all that hard to code!


Also this:
http://www.clickteam.com/epicenter/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=72025&page=1

[CodeCannon]

Yeah, this is very important for readability. Also, being able to shift the order of named alts and flags would be good. As well as custom named qualifiers..

If MMF had these features I wouldn't consider using another language as much for my projects.

Edit:

You could use the Named Variable Object to store the flag numbers, then retrieve them by name through the Named Variable Object.

Anyways I'm sure CT will improve this one day.

[Stephen]

You can use the "Value Add" Extension if you are worried about not having enough Alterable Values. For flags, why don't you use Alterable Values, Global Values, or Strings?

stephen1980

[uprize]

This has been discussed many times. Yes I wish flags could be renamed, but both Yves and Francois have said on several occasions that doing so is no easy task as much of the engine would have to be re-written.

In short, this wont happen in MMF2, but will in MMF3

[Stephen]

Maybe if you ask real nicely, someone would make a flag extension? Hint, hint, Eliyahu. :grin:

stephen1980

[Fimbul]

stephen1980 could you link me to such a discussion? I'd love to read it... I searched before posting but found nothing.


About the suggested workarounds: I know how to make it have a billion values, including using arrays... but the code would be a lot easier to read if we could just name flags right away...

And that's not even mentioning the great benefit for widgets

[Zabooza]

i would like to be able to rename qulifiers in mmf3, or make my own, or just change the icon of them

[Eliyahu]

Zabooza, I think the same! I don't like the idea of having qualifiers limited, (even though icons dont really matter, the name should be changable) so we can only hope for a change in this.

I can make an extension for nameable flags, just as I made an extension to customly name an unlimited amount of global values =D.

[Shawn]

i would like to be able to rename qulifiers in mmf3, or make my own, or just change the icon of them

Yes I really hope MMF3 will let us have greater control and customization over Qualifiers, Flags, etc.

[Fimbul]

This has been discussed many times. Yes I wish flags could be renamed, but both Yves and Francois have said on several occasions that doing so is no easy task as much of the engine would have to be re-written.

In short, this wont happen in MMF2, but will in MMF3

I said "stephen1980" but I meant bigredron...

Bidredron do you have a link to such discussion?