Variable not being assigned?

ID:139476
 
Dec 20 2010, 6:55 pm
Code:
/obj/computer
    icon = 'computer.dmi'
    density = 1

    var/list/active_users = list()
    var/state = 0
    var/obj/folder/rootfolder

    New()
        icon_state = "off"
        rootfolder = new /obj/folder(src)
        world << "[rootfolder]" //this is not printing...


/obj/folder
    var/obj/folder/parent
    var/obj/folder/items[]


Problem description:
Basically the problem is that the newly created folder is not being assigned to the rootfolder variable. Why?
Dec 20 2010, 6:57 pm
You're not calling ..() in New(), so the parent isn't actually created so the folder has nowhere to be created. Try throwing ..() at the top of the New() call.
Dec 20 2010, 7:01 pm
In response to Nadrew
I tried that but the code beneath the ..() was not executed. The icon_state wasn't even assigned.
Dec 20 2010, 7:23 pm
In response to Lcooper
Then probably you are missing ..() somewhere else.
Dec 20 2010, 7:33 pm
In response to Ripiz
Nope, every proc I've overridden includes it.
Dec 20 2010, 7:37 pm
In response to Lcooper
Hard to say, can't see everything, but you could do something like this:
/obj/computer
    icon = 'computer.dmi'
    density = 1
    icon_state = "off"

    var/list/active_users = list()
    var/state = 0
    var/obj/folder/rootfolder = new /obj/folder(src)
Dec 20 2010, 8:16 pm
In response to Ripiz
I changed my code to:
/obj/computer
    icon = 'computer.dmi'
    density = 1
    icon_state = "off"

    var/list/active_users = list()
    var/state = 0
    var/obj/folder/rootfolder = new /obj/folder()
    
    verb/view_root()
        set src in oview(1)
        world << src.rootfolder

/obj/folder
    var/obj/folder/parent

When I run the view_root() proc it gives this runtime error:
runtime error: bad output value
proc name: view root (/obj/computer/verb/view_root)
usr: Lcooper (/mob/human)
src: the computer (/obj/computer)
call stack:
the computer (/obj/computer): view root()
Dec 21 2010, 1:06 am
In response to Lcooper
Change
world << src.rootfolder
to
world << "[src.rootfolder]"

Dec 21 2010, 8:05 am
In response to Nielz
Whats the difference?
Dec 23 2010, 8:39 am
In response to Lcooper
One is an object reference and the other, text