Add Typesof Objects to a list

ID:345660
 
Feb 25 2012, 12:44 am
I want to add multiple objects to a list and when I create a new object, that one is automaticly added to the list. Is there a possible way to do this. I know it would be something like:

mob/var/list/BattleChips = typesof(/obj/Battle_Chips/Regular).
#1 Feb 25 2012, 7:55 am
I think I made a feature request for a newlist/typesof hybrid a long time ago, but that never stuck. (I tried doing "newlist(arglist(typesof()))")
proc/newtypes(types[])
    . = list()
    for(var/type in types)
        . += new type

//  Make a list of new battle chips 
// but don't include the parent path 
// because that doesn't have anything to it
mob var/BattleChips[] = newtypes(
    typesof(
        /obj/Battle_Chips/Regular
    ) - /obj/Battle_Chips/Regular)
// typesof() returns a list of paths, as you know
//  The "- /blah" line is just to remove the parent
// from it.
#2 Feb 25 2012, 8:34 am
You could make modifications on New.
mob
    var/list/BattleChips = /obj/Battle_Chips/Regular
    
    New()
        if( ispath(BattleChips) )
            var/types = typesof(BattleChips)
            types -= BattleChips
            BattleChips = new
            for(var/_type in types)
                BattleChips += new _type
        return ..()
#3 Feb 25 2012, 2:06 pm
In response to Kaiochao (#1)
Kaiochao wrote:
I think I made a feature request for a newlist/typesof hybrid a long time ago, but that never stuck. (I tried doing "newlist(arglist(typesof()))")
> proc/newtypes(types[])
>     . = list()
>     for(var/type in types)
>         . += new type
>
> //  Make a list of new battle chips
> // but don't include the parent path
> // because that doesn't have anything to it
> mob var/BattleChips[] = newtypes(
>     typesof(
>         /obj/Battle_Chips/Regular
>     ) - /obj/Battle_Chips/Regular)
> // typesof() returns a list of paths, as you know
> //  The "- /blah" line is just to remove the parent
> // from it.
>

Tried it, and it came up with this error:
Test.dm:8:error: =: expected a constant expression
#4 Feb 25 2012, 3:39 pm
You'll probably just have to put it in mob/New(), then.