referencing the object behind the wtkx

[Michael Allman <ms...@allman.ms>]

Hi,

Is it currently possible to get a reference to the object associated with 
a loaded WTKX from a script within the WTKX itself?

For example, consider a class named Dog with a method named bark.  Let 
dog.wtkx be a WTKX file whose root element is the Dog class.  Can I call 
the bark method of "this" from a script in dog.wtkx?

For now, I'm just injecting the instance of Dog into the wtkx context with 
WTKXSerializer.put under very clever the name "self".  :)

Cheers.

Michael

Re: referencing the object behind the wtkx

[Michael Allman <ms...@allman.ms>]

Awesome, dude.  Thanks.

Michael


On Fri, 25 Jun 2010, Greg Brown wrote:

>> For example, consider a class named Dog with a method named bark.  Let dog.wtkx be a WTKX file whose root element is the Dog class.  Can I call the bark method of "this" from a script in dog.wtkx?
>
> Yes, you can do this. For example, you could give the Dog instance an ID and then call it from script:
>
> <Dog wtkx:id="dog">
>    <wtkx:script>
>        dog.bark();
>    </wtkx:script>
> </Dog>
>
> Though generally you would probably do this in an event handler, not inline as the file is being processed.
>
>

Re: referencing the object behind the wtkx

[Greg Brown <gk...@mac.com>]

> For example, consider a class named Dog with a method named bark.  Let dog.wtkx be a WTKX file whose root element is the Dog class.  Can I call the bark method of "this" from a script in dog.wtkx?

Yes, you can do this. For example, you could give the Dog instance an ID and then call it from script:

<Dog wtkx:id="dog">
    <wtkx:script>
        dog.bark();
    </wtkx:script>
</Dog>

Though generally you would probably do this in an event handler, not inline as the file is being processed.