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Title: Is it possible to refer to a button by it's ID number?
Post by: KodiakBehr on Sat 21/12/2013 02:18:20

I've got buttons that are tied to characters that are being called by their ID numbers. Is there a way I can single them out other than by their name?

A hypothetical example:

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  if (gvcommand=="Operation One"){
      character[selection].Walk(582, 176, eNoBlock, eWalkableAreas);
      btnCrew1.NormalGraphic=106;
      }

I want "btnCrew1" to instead refer to the button that has the ID number of "selection". Is there a command to do this?

Title: Re: Is it possible to refer to a button by it's ID number?
Post by: monkey0506 on Sat 21/12/2013 02:31:54

gui[].Controls[] is basically what you're looking for.

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if (selection < gSpecificGUI.ControlCount)
{
  Button *selectionButton = gSpecificGUI.Controls[selection].AsButton;
  if (selectionButton != null) selectionButton.NormalGraphic = 106;
}

Alternately:

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GUI *selectionGUI = gui[SOME_GUI_ID_OR_USER_SELECTION];
if (selection < selectionGUI.ControlCount)
{
  Button *selectionButton = selectionGUI.Controls[selection].AsButton;
  if (selectionButton != null) selectionButton.NormalGraphic = 106;
}

Title: Re: Is it possible to refer to a button by it's ID number?
Post by: KodiakBehr on Sat 21/12/2013 15:32:05

Perfect. Many thanks!

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