Quick question

ID:149941
 
Jan 22 2002, 8:00 am
I can't test this at the moment, but I'd like to know... if I create a datum and give it a "name" var, and then I create a verb that lets the user choose from a list of datums, will the pop-up list contain the datum names or datum types?

For example:

flob
var/name

mob/verb/test_flob(flob/F in ListAvailableFlobs())
usr << "You chose [F.name], which is type [F.type]."
Jan 22 2002, 8:08 am
Gughunter wrote:
I can't test this at the moment, but I'd like to know... if I create a datum and give it a "name" var, and then I create a verb that lets the user choose from a list of datums, will the pop-up list contain the datum names or datum types?

I honestly can't remember if I've done this with a datum yet, but I've done lots of other stuff with datums so I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it will use the name if it can, the type if there's no name var. At least it probably couldn't hurt anything to test the theory.

Lummox JR
Jan 22 2002, 8:15 am
In response to Lummox JR
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it will use the name if it can, the type if there's no name var.

I think that's probably right. Well, I'll try it tonight!
Jan 26 2002, 7:52 am
In response to Lummox JR
Lummox JR wrote:
Gughunter wrote:
if I create a datum and give it a "name" var, and then I create a verb that lets the user choose from a list of datums, will the pop-up list contain the datum names or datum types?

I honestly can't remember if I've done this with a datum yet, but I've done lots of other stuff with datums so I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it will use the name if it can, the type if there's no name var.

You're right! BYOND noticed the presence of a "name" var and used it in the verb popups. Hooray!