Mel - textScrollList

[jschleifer]

Heya goosh,

you could store them in a global variable..

global string $list[0];

then when you bring the text scroll list up, do something like:

for ($item in $list)
{
textScrollList -e -add $item myTextScrollList;
}


that'd work..

cheers!
-jason

[goosh]

Mmnn... Oookeeeeyyyy

I try not to use global variables, I don't like them.... 'We hatesss them.... no no, nice hobbits.... but they took it from usss'...

but I guess in this case I have to... since what I wanted to do was kind of the same, but with a node...

Thanks Jason, I'll try it and post the script soon...

Goosh

[jschleifer]

ah, there is a script node that may be able to help ya out..

you could also just make a string attribute on a node..

$node = `group -empty`;
addAttr -ln "list" -dt string $node;

then set the attr:

setAttr -type "string" ($node + ".list") "bob sally jessey harry";


then to get it:
string $result = `getAttr ($node + ".list")`;
string $list[0];
tokenize ($result, $list);

then add it to the textScrollList
for ($item in $list)
{
textScrollList -e -add $item myTextScrollList;

}

??
-jason

[goosh]

AJA!!

That's more what I was looking for... :bounce:

it's just perfect...

Thanks

Goosh

[goosh]

Ok.. why doesn't this work then?

(this is why I hate global variables :( )

global string $cars[3] = {"n NSX", " Porsche", "n Acura"};
proc theCarTest()
{
string $car;
for ($car in $cars)
print("I have a" + $car + ".\n");
};

:annoyed:

G

[jschleifer]

ah, it's because you're not declaring $cars as a global string array inside the procedure..

before the for loop, use the following line:

global string $cars[];

this will declare $cars as a global string array so it can be used. If you want to clear $cars so it has nothing in it, use the clear command:

clear $cars;

but you won't want to do this in the proc 'cuz you need the info in there..

global string $cars[3] = {"n NSX", " Porsche", "n Acura"};
proc theCarTest()
{
string $car;
global string $cars[];
for ($car in $cars)
print("I have a" + $car + ".\n");
};

:)
Originally posted by goosh
Ok.. why doesn't this work then?

(this is why I hate global variables :( )

global string $cars[3] = {"n NSX", " Porsche", "n Acura"};
proc theCarTest()
{
string $car;
for ($car in $cars)
print("I have a" + $car + ".\n");
};

:annoyed:

G

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