ConStructOr

Submitted by Graph on Wed, 2011-01-05 13:07
14 votes
Version: 
0.4
Date Updated: 
01/05/2011

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: 
  1. (
  2. 	clearlistener()
  3.  
  4. 	struct constructorStr
  5. 	(
  6. 		addVar = fn AddVar str var2Add val2Add name isGlobal:false =
  7. 		(
  8. 			local name = if classOf name == string then name else "conStructorTempStr"
  9. 			local propNames = getPropNames str
  10. 			local temp = str()
  11. 			local props = for prop in propNames collect getProperty temp prop
  12.  
  13. 			local stri = ""
  14.  
  15. 			for i = 1 to propNames.count do 
  16. 			(
  17. 				case i of
  18. 				(
  19. 					1 : 
  20. 					(
  21. 						stri += "struct "+ name + "(\n"
  22. 						stri += propNames[i] as string + " = " + props[i] as string + ",\n"
  23. 					)
  24. 					default : 
  25. 					(
  26. 						stri += propNames[i] as string + " = " + props[i] as string + ",\n"
  27. 					)
  28. 					(propNames.count) : 
  29. 					(
  30. 						stri += propNames[i] as string + " = " + props[i] as string + ",\n"
  31. 						stri += var2Add as string + " = " + val2Add as string + ")\n"
  32. 					)
  33. 				)
  34. 			)
  35.  
  36. 			local tStruct = if not isGlobal then copy (execute stri) else execute stri
  37. 			if not isGlobal do execute (name + " = undefined")
  38.  
  39. 			return tStruct
  40. 		),--END addVar FN
  41.  
  42. 		gotProperty = fn gotProperty str propName = 
  43. 		(
  44. 			local propNames = for o in (getPropNames str) collect o as string
  45. 			findItem propNames (propName as string) != 0
  46. 		)--END gotProperty FN
  47. 	)
  48. 	global constructor = constructorStr()
  49.  
  50.  
  51. 	/***************************************************************************************************************/
  52. 	/***************************************************************************************************************/
  53.  
  54. 	struct personC
  55. 	(
  56. 		age, sex, job
  57. 	)
  58.  
  59. 	local personClass = constructor.AddVar personC #skills #() "humanClass"
  60.  
  61. 	local raphael = personClass age:23 sex:#male job:#TechnicalArtist skills:#(#MaxScript, #WorkflowImprovement, #Ect)
  62.  
  63. 	print raphael
  64.  
  65. 	format "personClass.gotProperty #skills % \n" (constructor.gotProperty personClass #skills)
  66. 	format "personClass.gotProperty #height % \n" (constructor.gotProperty personClass #height)
  67.  
  68. 	OK
  69. )--END local