var/usr.Type/F = new(src) in Developer Help

ID:266750
 
Jun 12 2002, 6:58 pm
How do I fix this?
        var/usr.Type/F = new(src)
        if(Night == 1)
            F.icon = 'night.dmi'
        else
            F.icon = 'day.dmi'
#1 Jun 12 2002, 7:07 pm
mob/proc/ReturnType(mob/M)
return M.type

var/O = ReturnType(src)
var/O/F = new(src)

Try that?
#2 Jun 12 2002, 7:12 pm
In response to Super16 (#1)
Super16 wrote:
mob/proc/ReturnType(mob/M)
return M.type

var/O = ReturnType(src)
var/O/F = new(src)

Try that?

Gads no. That won't work at all. Please don't just spew out random advice.

Lummox JR
#3 Jun 12 2002, 7:13 pm
In response to Lummox JR (#2)
Well stop your bitchin and through something out there ;)
#4 Jun 12 2002, 7:15 pm
Thief jack wrote:
How do I fix this?
var/usr.Type/F = new(src)

You can't declare a var with a type path that isn't known at compile-time. It's the var/<don't&nbsp;know>/F that's your problem. What you need to do is this instead:
var/mob/F = new usr.Type(src)

Assuming usr.Type is a type path like /mob/red or a string like "/mob/cow", this will work.

It's fine to use a variable type path as part of new(), but not as part of var/.../F.

Lummox JR