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[Bardaf01]

Hello everybody! 

How could I find a previously created node in a new script/function (client-side only), please?

Here my script (client-side only):

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public function makeGameMenu()
 
   // This creates a window GUIControl from a prototype.
  gamemenu as NodeRef of Class GUIControl = CreateNodeFromPrototype("JB_gameMenuPrototype")

  // Always make the new window renderable in the viewport first.
  gamemenu.build = true
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Thanks a lot!
Best regards.

[FI-ScottZ]

I am not sure if I understand what you are asking.  Do you want to be able to reference that gamemenu node after this function ends?  If so, there are a few options, such as creating a field to reference that node and putting it on some class of a node that will store the reference.  Or another approach would be to define an association and add the association between your gamemenu node and another node.

[Bardaf01]

Hello FI-ScottZ,

Thanks for your answer. Yes, that's what I meant.
Okay, I'm going to look for more information on these two solutions on the wiki.

Thank you very much!
Cordially.

[nocake]

There is a system node already for handling GUI's.

Be sure to use it!!

I believe the system node is called: $GUI

There are also layers to your GUI, be sure to add your newly created GUI to the right layer or make a new one.
Then later you can call to: FindGUIControlByName($GUI._findLayerByName("game"), "abilitybar")

http://wiki.heroengine.com/wiki/GUI_functions

[Bardaf01]

Hello nocake!

Ah... it's nice too! Thanks a lot!

EDIT: here my "final" script now:

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public function MakeMenu(layerName as String, prototypeName as String) as NodeRef of Class GUIControl
   
  // Store in this variable the return of the "CheckIfMenuExists" function.
  memorizeNodeRef as NodeRef of Class GUIControl = (CheckIfMenuExists(layerName, prototypeName))
 
  if(memorizeNodeRef == None)
   
    // This creates a GUIControl node from a prototype.
    menu as NodeRef of Class GUIControl = CreateNodeFromPrototype(prototypeName)
   
    // This modifies its layer.
    menu.layer = layerName

    // Always make the new node renderable in the viewport first.
    menu.build = true
   
    // Return the NodeRef freshly created.
    return menu
 
  else
    // destroy the node.
    DestroyNode(memorizeNodeRef)
   
    // Return "None" as the node has been destroyed.
    return None
  .
.
 
 
public function CheckIfMenuExists(layerName as String, prototypeName as String) as NodeRef
 
  // Find and catch the NodeRef in the "catchNodeRef" variable. The variable may be empty (0 as value) if this node doesn't exist...
  catchNodeRef as NodeRef of Class GUIControl = (FindGUIControlByName($GUI._findLayerByName(layerName), prototypeName))
 
  // If "menu" is not 0 (if this node exists), return "catchNodeRef".
  if catchNodeRef != 0
    return catchNodeRef
   
  // Otherwise, return "None".
  else
    return None
  .
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Best regards.

[Thazager]

I use something similar. These 3 small functions are in most windows we have. Each has comments to help explain why they are used.

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// separate from the toggle function, this can be used to make sure it is open

public function Start()
  var win = getInventoryWindowClass()                  // get our new window
  if win != None
    destroynode(win)                                   // if its made, remove old to keep from duplicates
  .
  win = CreateNodeFromPrototype( "InventoryWindow" )   // make it
  win.build = true
.

// can be used with key press to open and close

public function toggleInventoryWindow()

  var win = getInventoryWindowClass()
  if win == None
    Start()                   // build it

  else
    destroynode(win)       // remove it
  .
.

// this might be used in many areas, defined in one place
// by having its own class (instead of GUIControl), it can support variables (which can hold temp values)

function getInventoryWindowClass() as NodeRef of Class InventoryWindow

  return FindGuiControlByName(None, "game.InventoryWindow")
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[Bardaf01]

Hello Thazager!

Thank you for this share!

Cordially.