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17:19.42talvinenhmm
17:20.07talvinenlua> t = function(i) i=5 end a=2 print(a) t(a) print(a)
17:20.08lua_bottalvinen: 2, 2
17:20.32talvinenlua> t = function(i) i[0]=5 end a=2 print(a) t({a}) print(a)
17:20.32lua_bottalvinen: 2, 2
17:21.36talvinenlua> t = {a=2, b=3, c=4} f = function(x) x=5 end f(t.a) print, t.a
17:21.36lua_bottalvinen: luabot:1: '=' expected near '<eof>'
17:21.40talvinenlua> t = {a=2, b=3, c=4} f = function(x) x=5 end f(t.a) print( t.a)
17:21.41lua_bottalvinen: 2
17:33.53ComputerpunkOh
17:33.56ComputerpunkHai Talvinen.
17:34.13Computerpunkhmm
17:34.21ComputerpunkLet's see
17:34.24ComputerpunkWhat are you trying to achieve?
17:34.34ComputerpunkWhat you are doing
17:34.37ComputerpunkIsn't corrct
17:34.38talvinenI guess referencing non-object variables in functions doesn't work
17:34.40ComputerpunkBecause you ain't returning
17:34.47Computerpunkit would require to be an object
17:34.52Computerpunksec
17:34.59Computerpunkhttp://www.lua.org/pil/16.html
17:35.00ComputerpunkThis.
17:35.19talvinenI don't have objects.
17:36.14talvinenI thought of saving setting variables in LibConfig as references, to easily alter them, but I can't force the user to make an object out of each single variable
17:36.26ComputerpunkHmm
17:36.29ComputerpunkIt would be like this
17:36.39talvinenWhat I do is forcing him to use a settings table that contains all his settings and save the path :p
17:36.55Computerpunkfunction(x) x=5 return x end t.a = f(t.a)
17:36.55Computerpunko_O
17:36.58talvinenas well as the table reference, of course
17:39.25ComputerpunkHmm.
17:39.29ComputerpunkYou could make objects.
17:39.32ComputerpunkI still keep my opinion.
17:39.35Computerpunk:D
17:39.45talvinenI could make object, right.
17:39.47ComputerpunkLibGUI uses them, right?
17:40.00talvinenSee, the problem is this
17:40.16talvinenSomeone embeds LibConfig in his mod
17:40.23talvinenand wants to create a config menu
17:40.41talvinenI need access to his variables
17:40.48talvinenneed to read and write them at will
17:40.53talvinenwithout get/set-methods
17:41.23talvinenSo what I'm looking for is a pointer to that variables, that I can save
17:41.49talvinenlua doesn't have pointer, though. but tables are passed as reference
17:42.15talvinenThe user puts all his setting variables in a table, passes that table to LibConfig, everything is fine
17:42.35talvinenI can access all variables inside that table, even if they're not objects themself
17:43.03talvinenAnd why wouldn't you use a table to save your settings at all?
17:44.21ComputerpunkWell, you would.
17:44.31ComputerpunkBut limitations are limitations after all.
17:45.05talvinensure
17:45.34talvinenif someone decides to save his 10 setting parameters each as a standalone variable, he wouldn't be able to use LibConfig
17:45.59talvinenBut he shouldn't write addons anyway
17:48.52ComputerpunkMkay.
17:48.53Computerpunk<.<
17:49.14ComputerpunkThen, let's think it out.
17:49.39ComputerpunkA way to access the parameter that's given to the function, in the global area.
17:51.41talvinenlua> settings = {version = 1.0, author = "santa claus", label = { text = "Hello World", size = {200, 50} } }
17:51.41lua_bottalvinen: No output
17:52.28talvinennested table.. all your settings organized at one place
17:52.52talvinenI could do the following:
17:53.23talvinenconfigMenu = LibConfig("Test Settings", settings)
17:53.31talvinenconfigMenu:Add("textbox", "Message to world", {"label", "text"})
17:54.11talvinenfirst line is used to create a config panel. then I add elements and pass the path to the variable inside of the table
17:54.49talvinenthen I use a recursive loop to access the variable inside the Lib
17:57.27ComputerpunkMkay.
17:57.35ComputerpunkListening
17:58.11talvinenthat was it.. basically
18:06.39Computerpunk"textbox" is a preset?
18:07.14talvinenyep
18:11.18ComputerpunkCould I have a look at the code?o_o
18:19.25talvinensoon, I hope
18:52.36ComputerpunkHow do you get transform a table name into a string?
18:54.13talvinena table name?
18:54.17talvinenthe name of the table variable?
18:54.20ComputerpunkYeah.
18:54.30talvinendon't think this is possible, actually..
18:55.19ComputerpunkI know
18:55.21ComputerpunkTable name gets hashed
18:56.10Computerpunk[21:53] <hoelzro> you could iterate over _G and look for a matching value
18:56.10Computerpunk[21:54] <hoelzro> tables don't have names
18:56.16Computerpunk>_<
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19:45.37ComputerpunkSeems I have to wait for LibConfig, it's an eyesore to do it in a waterfall GUI.
20:07.17talvinenI need to add some more element types, write the save-function and the colorpicker
20:07.22talvinenand that's it, I hope
20:09.35Computerpunk<3
20:09.40ComputerpunkWaterfall is sooo hard.
20:09.40Computerpunk:/
20:09.53ComputerpunkAt least for WAR.
20:10.12ComputerpunkI wanted to do it Squared-GUI-like at first, but I said, waterfall would be better
20:10.14ComputerpunkSeems not.
20:24.32talvinenahahaha :D
20:24.58talvinennew WoW Raid Achievements for Onyxia
20:25.18talvinenfeaturing 'Many whelps! Handle it!' and 'More Dots!'
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