Adding user-defined data objects to a list in Developer Help

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May 23 2012, 12:50 pm
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How would I create a new instance of a user-defined data object and then add it to a list?
#1 May 23 2012, 2:15 pm
You'll have to be more specific. What do you mean by a "user-defined data object"?
#2 May 23 2012, 4:16 pm
I guess datum is a better word (the guide calls them user-defineddata objevts in the title of that chapter); a data object that is not a /area, /turf , /obj, or /mob, but one defined by the programmer.
#3 May 23 2012, 4:58 pm
Best response
First, make an instance of the datum

var/Clan/C = new()


Then add it to the list.
ClanList += C

Of course, if the list does not exist, you will have to create and initialize it.
#4 May 23 2012, 5:53 pm
What do you mean by initialize?
#5 May 23 2012, 5:55 pm
 
var/list/aList


This is an uninitialized list. Attempting to add something to it will only result in an error. There are several ways to initialize a list.
#6 May 23 2012, 6:51 pm
Oh okay, thank you.