ConStructOr

By Graph · 2011-01-05

Version: 0.4
Date updated: 2011-01-05
Votes: 14

Description

This is a WIP function collection to make the working with structs in maxScript easier.
It's kinda inspired by: 1.Garp's Primitive maker in that you can quickly reDefine structs and 2.the lack of functions provided by maxScript.

The only functions in it so far are:

addVar - add a property to a struct
gotProperty - the equivalent of hasProperty or isProperty functions for a struct

Let me know what kind of functions you'd like to see in here

Additional Info


(
	clearlistener()

	struct constructorStr
	(
		addVar = fn AddVar str var2Add val2Add name isGlobal:false =
		(
			local name = if classOf name == string then name else "conStructorTempStr"
			local propNames = getPropNames str
			local temp = str()
			local props = for prop in propNames collect getProperty temp prop
			
			local stri = ""
			
			for i = 1 to propNames.count do 
			(
				case i of
				(
					1 : 
					(
						stri += "struct "+ name + "(\n"
						stri += propNames[i] as string + " = " + props[i] as string + ",\n"
					)
					default : 
					(
						stri += propNames[i] as string + " = " + props[i] as string + ",\n"
					)
					(propNames.count) : 
					(
						stri += propNames[i] as string + " = " + props[i] as string + ",\n"
						stri += var2Add as string + " = " + val2Add as string + ")\n"
					)
				)
			)
			
			local tStruct = if not isGlobal then copy (execute stri) else execute stri
			if not isGlobal do execute (name + " = undefined")
			
			return tStruct
		),--END addVar FN
		
		gotProperty = fn gotProperty str propName = 
		(
			local propNames = for o in (getPropNames str) collect o as string
			findItem propNames (propName as string) != 0
		)--END gotProperty FN
	)
	global constructor = constructorStr()
	

	/***************************************************************************************************************/
	/***************************************************************************************************************/
	
	struct personC
	(
		age, sex, job
	)
	
	local personClass = constructor.AddVar personC #skills #() "humanClass"
	
	local raphael = personClass age:23 sex:#male job:#TechnicalArtist skills:#(#MaxScript, #WorkflowImprovement, #Ect)
	
	print raphael
	
	format "personClass.gotProperty #skills % \n" (constructor.gotProperty personClass #skills)
	format "personClass.gotProperty #height % \n" (constructor.gotProperty personClass #height)
	
	OK
)--END local