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Trying to understand thread initialization
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 12:02 am
by Bjarne BZR
What is the difference between:
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$a_terrible_choice_of_targetname thread a_funky_method_name
...and...
is the target
a_terrible_choice_of_targetname sent to
a_funky_method_name as a parameter? Or what is happening here?
( I'm a software developer, so don't be afraid to be too complicated when answering
)
Thanx
/Bjarne
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 6:25 am
by mohaa_rox
$a_terrible_choice_of_targetname thread a_funky_method_name will do. The object will do the commands.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 10:34 am
by Bjarne BZR
Check this out:
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main:
level waittill prespawn
exec global/DMprecache.scr
level.script = maps/obj/script.scr
exec global/ambient.scr script
level waittill spawn
level waittill roundstart
// This works:
$a_targetname thread method
// This does not work:
thread method
end
method:
self playsound a_sound_with_alias_in_ubersound
end
...one works one doesn't...
My guess is using
$a_targetname thread method sets the environment of the thread to be executed... or? Can anyone clarify the differance?
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 11:35 am
by mohaa_rox
Check the console for errors.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 11:44 am
by jv_map
When using
$a_targetname will be the 'self' of the thread:
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self playsound a_sound_with_alias_in_ubersound
If you just type
'self' will be set equal to the self of the parent thread (main:) which is NULL. Therefore, this code doesn't work. You'll notice 'cannot cast NULL to listener' in console.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 12:36 pm
by Bjarne BZR
So... lets see if I'm getting this right:
...combined with...
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method:
self playsound a_sound_with_alias_in_ubersound
end
...is the same ( except that it does not run in a separate thread ) as writing:
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$a_targetname playsound a_sound_with_alias_in_ubersound
...in the main method? Correct?
Should I read this as "OK, $a_targetname... you play this sound now: a_sound_with_alias_in_ubersound"?
Does this mean that the sound is localized around the $a_targetname entity?
/Bjarne
PS: Another Q: Is there another ( more detailed ) .scr language definition than the one in the files supplied with Radiant?
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 1:23 pm
by jv_map
Yes to all questions, except 'no' for the last
.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 5:58 pm
by Bjarne BZR
No to the sound beeing localized or no to the .scr documentation?
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 6:36 pm
by jv_map
No to the documentation.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 11:29 pm
by Bjarne BZR
Damn.... that can only mean....I'm getting the hang of this....
