It appears my year+ break from AGS has zapped most of the syntax from my mind, the following code is returning an error, and I don't know why:
function repeatedly_execute()
{
// put anything you want to happen every game cycle here
if(mouse.Mode == eModeUse)
{
if(player.ActiveInventory == null)
{
lblStatus.Text = "Use ";
lblStatus.Append(Game.GetLocationName(mouse.x, mouse.y));
}
else
{
lblStatus.Text = "Use ";
lblStatus.Append(player.ActiveInventory.Name);
lblStatus.Append(" with ");
lblStatus.Append(Game.GetLocationName(mouse.x, mouse.y));
}
}
//lblStatus.Text = Game.GetLocationName(mouse.x, mouse.y);
}
I'm sure the point of the script is fairly obvious. As far as I can fathom, I must be using the wrong function to append the variables.
Try using lblStatus.Text.Append instead of lblStatus.Append
Ah, that's it. Pity the code still doesn't work.
I'll probably figure it out later though.
It might not be working because it's all in comments ATM. ;)
Ah... that's just how I saved it. Otherwise AGS throws a hissy fit.
Hmm, I'm not sure what else is wrong. The only error I got (after changing it all to .Text.Append()) was that eModeUse doesn't exist. Assuming you have that mouse mode, it should run fine. For the record, here's the exact code I had which compiled. (in AGS 2.72)
if(mouse.Mode == eModeInteract)
{
if(player.ActiveInventory == null)
{
lblStatus.Text = "Use ";
lblStatus.Text.Append(Game.GetLocationName(mouse.x, mouse.y));
}
else
{
lblStatus.Text = "Use ";
lblStatus.Text.Append(player.ActiveInventory.Name);
lblStatus.Text.Append(" with ");
lblStatus.Text.Append(Game.GetLocationName(mouse.x, mouse.y));
}
}
It doesn't throw an error. It mearly doesn't do what it's supposed to.
It's the classic misuse of Append. You need to do this:
lblStatus.Text = lblStatus.Text.Append(" with ");
rather than this:
lblStatus.Text.Append(" with ");
otherwise it just appends the text and then throws away the result.
Just calling Append() won't do anything.
It returns the new string and doesn't change the original string.
Here's how I'd do it:
function repeatedly_execute()
String s;
String ln=Game.GetLocationName(mouse.x, mouse.y);
if (mouse.Mode == eModeUse || mouse.Mode == eModeUseInv) {
s="Use";
if(player.ActiveInventory != null) s=s.Append(String.Format(" %s with", player.ActiveInventory.Name));
s=s.Append(String.Format(" %s", ln));
}
else if (mouse.Mode == ...
...
}
lblStatus.Text = s;
}
Aha. Thanks guys. ;D