using variables as part of object names

ID:179221
 
Feb 1 2002, 1:38 pm
The compiler has a problem with this line
(_piece: expended end of statement):

var/obj/pieces/[color]_piece/[answer]/L = new()

(note: the above line is within a mob/player/proc)

other relevant code:

obj/pieces/red_piece/thief

mob/player/var/color (set to red or other color upon login)
var/answer (set to thief or something else within the proc)


I'm hoping I can still do this but simply have the wrong syntax. If this is not possible, can someone suggest an alternative approach?

Thanks!
Feb 1 2002, 1:46 pm
Please post the lines surrounding the problem, and what exactly you are attempting to do.

Alathon
Feb 1 2002, 2:01 pm
In response to Alathon
I'm trying to create a new piece object using the player's color and the type of piece which the player has just selected:

//(var/answer defined above)
var/list/men_types = list("thief","knight","farmer","monk")
answer = input("What will he become?") in men_types
var/obj/pieces/[color]_piece/[answer]/L = new()
//(end of function for now)
Feb 1 2002, 2:11 pm
In response to Dramstud
dramstud wrote:
I'm trying to create a new piece object using the player's color and the type of piece which the player has just selected:

//(var/answer defined above)
var/list/men_types = list("thief","knight","farmer","monk")
answer = input("What will he become?") in men_types
var/obj/pieces/[color]_piece/[answer]/L = new()
//(end of function for now)

You cannot specify a path like that. You're going to have to use a really long switch() statement, or mayby try having one piece object and setting its vars according to what they pick.

obj/Piece
var/color
var/answer
New(O)
..()
if(!ismob(O)) return 0
var/mob/M = O
var/c = input(M,"What color do you want to pick?") in list("Red","Green","Blue")
var/a = input(M,"Whats...the ANSWER?!") as text
color = c
answer = a

Alathon
Feb 1 2002, 2:18 pm
In response to Alathon
I was considering switching to just one object, with more vars, but I have 5 different icon files (one for each color), each with 9 different states. Can I switch icon files on the fly during run time as easily as I can change icon states?


Alathon wrote:
dramstud wrote:
I'm trying to create a new piece object using the player's color and the type of piece which the player has just selected:

//(var/answer defined above)
var/list/men_types = list("thief","knight","farmer","monk")
answer = input("What will he become?") in men_types
var/obj/pieces/[color]_piece/[answer]/L = new()
//(end of function for now)

You cannot specify a path like that. You're going to have to use a really long switch() statement, or mayby try having one piece object and setting its vars according to what they pick.

obj/Piece
var/color
var/answer
New(O)
..()
if(!ismob(O)) return 0
var/mob/M = O
var/c = input(M,"What color do you want to pick?") in list("Red","Green","Blue")
var/a = input(M,"Whats...the ANSWER?!") as text
color = c
answer = a

Alathon
Feb 1 2002, 2:22 pm
In response to Dramstud
dramstud wrote:
Can I switch icon files on the fly during run time as easily as I can change icon states?

Yep.

I almost had a reply with an easy way to do what you originally tried, but I'm not sure if it would work. We can ask Tom on Sunday. ;-)
Feb 1 2002, 3:01 pm
In response to Dramstud
dramstud wrote:
var/obj/pieces/[color]_piece/[answer]/L = new()

Try this:
var/path = "/obj/pieces/[color]_piece/[answer]"
var/L = new path()


That said, I can't say I really recommend this notation, since it doesn't give you type-checking and may encourage use of the always dangerous colon operator.