how to copy types?

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magneto

(Posted 2004) [#1]

is it possible to copy a type with a simply command?

like: newtype.mytype= copy thistype.mytype

Who was John Galt?

(Posted 2004) [#2]

no - have to create a new one and copy across by hand, field by field. You can create a reference to the existing one with newtype.mytype=thistype.

Neo Genesis10

(Posted 2004) [#3]

Do you specifically need a copy? If not, you can create a pointer to the same type using the following command:

player.myplayer = New player;
p1.myplayer = player;

Warren

(Posted 2004) [#4]

Yeah, it would be nice to be able to copy the contents of a type instance into another one, but AFAIK it's not currently possible.

Techlord

(Posted 2004) [#5]

As Falken stated, you have to do it manually. I found a need to copy or mimic types so often, I included a type copy function in my TypeWriter][ Code Wizard. Examples of code produced by the Code Wizard can be found here.

_PJ_	(Posted 2004) [#6]

If you need to do this a lot of times or for a large number of types etc. I suppose a function could be created to make it a little more automated/easier