GNet object targets

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rdodson41

(Posted 2006) [#1]

What are the "targets" you can set in GNet Objects with SetGNetTarget? I'm not sure how to use them, but is it like you can keep your own users defined bmx types syncronized over the net? Any help is appreciated.

Dreamora

(Posted 2006) [#2]

I fear they don't get syncronized.

But you can use SetGNetTarget / GetGNetTarget to hook an object to a GNetObject so you don't have to search through all objects to find its counterpart. This object is only locally a attached ... at least thats what my tests have shown (asked the same question some time ago without an answer so I figured that out on my own - might show to be wrong, but don't think so)

rdodson41

(Posted 2006) [#3]

Alright thanks anyway. It would be cool if you could get your own objects to syncronize but I guess that is something that will have to be done some other time.

Dreamora

(Posted 2006) [#4]

I'm at the moment using a little workaround trick.

.ToString() and .FromString() methods to syncronize the target object through a string slot :)

rdodson41

(Posted 2006) [#5]

That sounds like an okay workaround, but could you show me an example of what you mean?

Dreamora

(Posted 2006) [#6]

You use a method that wraps all the internal data to a formated string that you parse out again with the "from" method.

Something like:

Type GNetAttachedObject
  field x:int, y:int
  field name:string

  method ToString(obj:TGNetObject,slot:int)
    local str:string = x + ";"+ y + ";" + name
    setgnetstring(obj,slot,str)
  end method
    
  method FromString(obj:TGnetObject, slot:int)
    local str:string = getgnetstring(obj,slot)
    x = int(left(str,instr(";")))
    str = right(str, len(str)-instr(";"))
    y = int(left(str,instr(";")))
    name = right(str,len(str)-instr(";"))
  end method
end type

*not guaranteed to work as I can't test right now*