Multiboard Shenanigans

[tommerbob]

I am using the Board system for my multiboards. It works great and all, but because its local, how can I access it to update in a separate function?

I feel like an idiot asking this, because it seems simple enough, but I can't figure it out. Maybe its because I'm over-thinking it. Anyway, I tried making the Multiboard a global instead of local, but then I started getting all sorts of syntax errors.

Tl;DR: How to do a multiboard that can be easily accessed/manipulated from outside the function it is created in? Here's my code:

library Multiboard requires Board, ARGB

globals
    private constant integer COLOR_GOLD = 0xD4A017
endglobals

function MB_Create takes nothing returns nothing
    local player P = GetTriggerPlayer()
    local Board MB = Board.create()
    local BoardItem it
    local BoardColumn col
    
    //Multiboard title
    set MB.title = "Hero Stats"
    set MB.titleColor = ARGB.fromPlayer(P)
    //Visible to only Local player
    set MB.visible[P] = true
    //Number of columns
    set MB.col.count = 4
    //Number of rows
    set MB.row.count = 5
    //Width for all columns/rows
    set MB.all.width = 0.04
    //Column 1
    set col = MB.col[0]
    set col.width = 0.08
    set col.color = COLOR_GOLD
    //Column 2
    set col = MB.col[1]
    set col.width = 0.04
    //Column 3
    set col = MB.col[2]
    set col.width = 0.08
    set col.color = COLOR_GOLD
    //Column 4
    set col = MB.col[3]
    set col.width = 0.04
    //Column 1 items
    set it = MB[0][0]
    set it.text = "Kills:"
    set it = MB[0][1]
    set it.text = "Deaths:"
    set it = MB[0][2]
    set it.text = "Critical Strike chance:"
    set it = MB[0][3]
    set it.text = "Dodge chance:"
    set it = MB[0][4]
    set it.text = "Spell Power:"
    //Column 3 items
    set it = MB[2][0]
    set it.text = "Magic Resist:"
    set it = MB[2][1]
    set it.text = "Move Speed:"
    set it = MB[2][2]
    set it.text = "Quests Completed:"
    set it = MB[2][3]
    set it.text = "Reputation:"
endfunction

endlibrary

 

[lep]

You can have a global Multiboard, but you can't initialize it inside of the globals block.

globals
    Board m=Board.create() //Error

    Board n //works
endglobals

Then you can acces n in your functions. You create the actual multiboard inside of an init function

library bla initializer init

    private function init takes nothing returns nothing
        set n=Board.create()
    endfunction
endlibrary

 

[tommerbob]

Okay, so if I use a global for my Multiboard, I can create several multiboards (one for each player) without the data being overwritten, because it creates a new struct instance, correct?

 

[luorax]

AFAIK you can't create multiboards at the map initialization. So you better do this:

library bla initializer init

    private function CreateBoard takes nothing returns nothing
        call DestroyTimer(GetExpiredTimer())
        set n=Board.create()
    endfunction
    private function init takes nothing returns nothing
        call TimerStart(CreateTimer(),.5,false,function CreateBoard)
    endfunction
endlibrary

 

[tommerbob]

Yeah I made the Multiboard at 0.00 game time. Thanks for the info.

 

[Hatebreeder]

Okay, so if I use a global for my Multiboard, I can create several multiboards (one for each player) without the data being overwritten, because it creates a new struct instance, correct?

You have to use

 if getlocalPlyer() == YOURPLAYER
call DisplayMultiboard(true)
endif

To show the Multiboard to a specific Player ONLY. However, you have to sync all Multiboards so that the other players don't desync.

 

[luorax]

Board has the proper operators to do it.

Also, Hatebreeder, you, here? I did not think that you're still alive

 

[Magthridon96]

Wait... Using Board is that EASY?
Wow.. Love the API

Only it needs a few small optimizations..

 

[luorax]

Yea, exactly that easy. I love that API too, my QuestStruct is based on that API