scripts that control other scripts

[kiaoraFiona webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Is there any behaviour script that when attached to a sprite can control the functionality of any other scripts attached to that sprite?

I want to try and create such a behaviour that would be along the lines of:

on MouseUp me
If condition is true then
all other scripts for sprite(me.spriteNum) are functional
else if condition is false then
all other scripts for sprite(me.spriteNum) are non-functional
end if
end

any ideas would be fantastic

many regards
fiona-beth

[Rob Dillon]

Sure, just create a property and use it's value to control whatever you
like:

---------
property thisSprite
property onOrOff

on beginSprite me
thisSprite = me.spriteNum
onOrOff = 0
end

on mouseEnter me
if onOrOff then
-- change member, etc.
end if
end

on mouseLeave me
if OnOrOff then
-- change member, etc.
end if
end

on mouseDown me
if onOrOff then
-- change member, etc.
end if
end

on mouseUp me
if onOrOff then
onOrOff = 0
else
onOrOff = 1
-- change member, etc.
end if
-------

The mouseUp function will change the value of the property onOrOff
every time it is used, so click once, everything works, click again,
nothing works.

Is that what you were looking for?

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[Richie Bisset]

you could set a flag, so for example:

on MouseUp me
If condition is true then
all other scripts for sprite(me.spriteNum) are functional
else if condition is false then
all other scripts for sprite(me.spriteNum) are
non-functional
end if
end



On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 12:34:35 +0000 (UTC), "kiaoraFiona"
[email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

>Is there any behaviour script that when attached to a sprite can control the functionality of any other scripts attached to that sprite?
>
>I want to try and create such a behaviour that would be along the lines of:
>
> on MouseUp me
> If condition is true then
> all other scripts for sprite(me.spriteNum) are functional
> else if condition is false then
> all other scripts for sprite(me.spriteNum) are non-functional
> end if
> end
>
>any ideas would be fantastic
>
>many regards
>fiona-beth
>

[Richie Bisset]

sorry, hit post before completing the message by accident. Rob's
soluiton is better anyway.

On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 14:19:08 +0100, Richie Bisset
<richie@rocket.nospam.co.uk> wrote:

>you could set a flag, so for example:
>
> on MouseUp me
> If condition is true then
> all other scripts for sprite(me.spriteNum) are functional
> else if condition is false then
> all other scripts for sprite(me.spriteNum) are
>non-functional
> end if
> end
>
>
>
>On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 12:34:35 +0000 (UTC), "kiaoraFiona"
>webforumsuser@macromedia.com wrote:
>

>>Is there any behaviour script that when attached to a sprite can control the functionality of any other scripts attached to that sprite?
>>
>>I want to try and create such a behaviour that would be along the lines of:
>>
>> on MouseUp me
>> If condition is true then
>> all other scripts for sprite(me.spriteNum) are functional
>> else if condition is false then
>> all other scripts for sprite(me.spriteNum) are non-functional
>> end if
>> end
>>
>>any ideas would be fantastic
>>
>>many regards
>>fiona-beth
>>

[Gretchen Macdowall]

In article <bljqcr$qtn$1@forums.macromedia.com>, "kiaoraFiona"
[email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

> Is there any behaviour script that when attached to a sprite can control

the functionality of any other scripts attached to that sprite?

>
> I want to try and create such a behaviour that would be along the lines of:
>
> on MouseUp me
> If condition is true then
> all other scripts for sprite(me.spriteNum) are functional
> else if condition is false then
> all other scripts for sprite(me.spriteNum) are non-functional
> end if
> end
>

Rob's way is the most straightforward, but you should also look in to
"sprite(x).scriptInstanceList". That is a list of all of the current
behaviors. The advantage of taking scripts out of it or adding scripts to
it is that the other scripts don't have to have any code added to them.

-- Control other scripts on same sprite

property spritenum,allOtherScripts

on beginSprite me
allOtherScripts = duplicate(sprite(spritenum).scriptInstanceList)
myPos = getPos(allOtherScripts,me)
deleteAt(allOtherScripts,myPos)
end

on killScripts me
myPos = getPos(sprite(spritenum).scriptInstanceList,me)
cnt = count(sprite(spritenum).scriptInstanceList)
repeat with x = cnt down to 1
if x = myPos then
-- don't commit suicide
next repeat
else
sprite(spritenum).scriptInstanceList.deleteAt(x)
end if
end repeat
end

on restoreScripts me
repeat with instance in allOtherScripts
sprite(spritenum).scriptInstanceList.append(instan ce)
end repeat
end

Call from the message window or other code like

sendSprite 5,#killScripts
sendSprite 5,#restoreScripts

The control script will remain, but the other behaviors on the sprite will
be deleted.

Gretchen Macdowall
[url]http://www.updatestage.com/[/url]

[Charles Parcell webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Sounds like you want to dig into scriptInstanceList. You would actually attach and remove scripts for a sprite rather than turn them on or off.

Hope this helps

Charles Parcell
Team Macromedia Volunteer for Director MX
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[hairybobby webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

hi KiFi

you say you want to have several behaviors and one of the behaviors will control the behavior of another. well I kinda see what you mean. the obvious solution would be to build the lingo all in one behavior but this will work.

behavior one

property spn, flagg
on beginsprite me
spn=me.spritenum
flagg=1
end

on mouseup me
sprite(spn).flagg=random(1,2)
end


behavior two

property spn,flagg
on beginsprite me
spn=me.spritenum
end

on exitframe me
if sprite(spn).flagg=1 then
--do something here
end if
end



the basic point here being that if you want to set or retrieve a property from a different behavior youi just use the lingo

sprite(2).proppa=2 -- this sets the value

and this retrieves the value

if sprite(2).proppa =1 then

with proppa being the name of the property you wish to set and sprite 2 the number of the sprite with the behavior attached to it



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[kiaoraFiona webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

thank you very much, the scriptInstanceList is very helpful. Though it took me a while to figure out it can only be accessed at run time!

The new behaviour that controls the other scripts on the sprite is going to be placed on a number of different sprites. IS there a command in lingo that returns a list of all the sprites that have this behaviour attached. Would it be something to do with the scriptInstancList?

thanks very much
Fiona

[Charles Parcell webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

No, there is no spriteInstanceList to see which sprites have a specific Behavior. But it is pretty easy to make one. Just setup a global variable called spriteInstanceList = [] in your on startMovie

Than as you add the script to different sprites, have it also increment or decrement to that list. You would add the sprite number or something else useful to the list.

Hope this helps.

Charles Parcell
Team Macromedia Volunteer for Director MX
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