Can't get name of object

Kenn

Well here's the thing. I'm using spawner to spawn enemies. Everything was fine with one, I have just simple code but now I need three enemies so I made enemy object to handle it.

I'm listening to CREATE handler and then I test if name of object is correct (enemy object name) and then do some action. Problem is, that orxObject_GetName returns name only of first object created by spawner (even if spawner is now able to create object of one type only because I don't have other two created in config), then it returns nothing and I can't do what I need if I don't know object's name.

I've already updated ORX to newest SVN version, but problem is still there.

I was using orxObject_GetName in my old simplecoded version too and everything was OK so I don't know where problem is.

void orxFASTCALL Game::Create(const orxEVENT* currentEvent){
	orxOBJECT *object = (orxOBJECT*)currentEvent->hSender;
	
	orxLOG("Create");
	
	if (object != orxNULL) {
		const orxCHAR *name = orxObject_GetName(object);
		
		orxLOG("Name is: %s", name);
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I tried to connect my Create function to SPAWN handler (no need to check name of created object), but it always crashed when I used object

laschweinski

you should use the macro orxOBJECT which will help you to check whether the structure is object at the same time.
orxOBJECT *object = orxOBJECT(currentEvent->hSender);

if (object == 0){
return;
}

are you sure you define the macro __orxDEBUG__ when using orxd lib, while remove the macro when using orx lib.

Kenn

I'm testing object to orxNULL whch is the same i think and it's actual object cause it returns true.

I'm just probably listening to wrong handler or something.

iarwain

Laschweinski's right about using the macro orxOBJECT(): it's the equivalent to a C++ dynamic cast and will make sure the structure you're casting is really an orxOBJECT and not something else.

That being said, I'm afraid I need more details about the code/config than just the example you pasted here.

Also note that the hSender for the orxEVENT_TYPE_SPAWNER/orxSPAWNER_EVENT_CREATE event is an orxOBJECT, but for all other orxEVENT_TYPE_SPAWNER, it's an orxSPAWNER.

Kenn

Well, I just added comparation for empty name, was working for something else and now I tested it (without any changes) and orxObject_GetName() returns object name without any problems. Kind of weird.

iarwain

It is indeed weird. Maybe today has a better planet alignment?

Kenn

Well, for me it's still same day :-) Maybe I "accidentally" changed something :-)