Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher Class Reference

Behavior element behavior adding support to switch component skins. More...

Inheritance diagram for Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher:

Classes
class	BooleanListener
	Boolean listener switching skin. More...
class	Factory
	Behavior factory. More...
class	Instance
	Behavior instance. More...

Public Member Functions
void	dispose ()
	Dispose of behavior.
ECPInteger	getActive ()
	Index of initially active skin property.
ECComposeBTSM	getBTSMs ()
	Compose behavior trees and state machines.
ECPBoolean	getClamp ()
	Clamp property.
ECBehaviorComponent	getComponent ()
	Component behavior.
String	getPrefix ()
	Prefix.
ECPSkinList	getSkins ()
	Skins property.
ECPString	getTexture ()
	Texture property.
void	listen (ECBehaviorAnimated behavior, BooleanListener.SwitchType switchType)
	Add listener factory to ECBehaviorAnimated behavior.
void	listen (ECBehaviorEvaluate behavior, BooleanListener.SwitchType switchType)
	Add listener factory to ECBehaviorEvaluate behavior.
void	listen (ECBehaviorTouching behavior, BooleanListener.SwitchType switchType)
	Add listener factory to ECBehaviorTouching behavior.
void	listen (ECBehaviorTouchSensor behavior, BooleanListener.SwitchType switchType)
	Add listener factory to ECBehaviorTouchSensor behavior.
void	listen (ECBehaviorTriggered behavior)
	Add listener factory with SwitchType.nextOnOff to ECBehaviorTriggered behavior.
void	listen (ECBehaviorTriggered behavior, BooleanListener.SwitchType switchType)
	Add listener factory to ECBehaviorTriggered behavior.
void	listen (ECBehaviorTwoStateAnimated behavior, BooleanListener.SwitchType switchType)
	Add listener factory to ECBehaviorTwoStateAnimated behavior.
ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher	new (BehaviorElementClass eclass, ECBehaviorComponent component)
	Create behavior element class.
ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher	new (BehaviorElementClass eclass, ECBehaviorComponent component, String id)
ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher	new (BehaviorElementClass eclass, ECBehaviorComponent component, String id, String subId)
ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher	new (BehaviorElementClass eclass, ECBehaviorComponent component, String id, String subId, String prefix)
Public Member Functions inherited from Dragengine.Scenery.DefaultECBehavior
void	assignInstanceIndex (int instanceIndex)
	Assign instance index.
String	getBehaviorID ()
	Unique identifier of behavior.
String	getID ()
	Identifier.
int	getInstanceIndex ()
	Instance index.
void	loadSupportedData (String identifier, PersistencyEnvironment env, FileReader reader, ECBehaviorInstance instance)
	Load instance data of another behavior.
bool	supportsBehaviorID (String identifier)
	Behavior supports loading instance data of another behavior.
Public Member Functions inherited from Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehavior
ECBehaviorInstance	createInstance (BehaviorElement element)
	Create Behavior instance.

Static Public Member Functions
static ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher	getBehaviorIn (BehaviorElementClass eclass)
	Get behavior in element class or null if absent.

Public Attributes
ECPInteger	pActive
ECComposeBTSM	pBTSMs
ECPBoolean	pClamp
ECBehaviorComponent	pComponent
String	pPrefix
ECPSkinList	pSkins
ECPString	pTexture

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Member Functions inherited from Dragengine.Scenery.DefaultECBehavior
DefaultECBehavior	new (BehaviorElementClass eclass)
	Create default composeable behavior with empty identifier.
DefaultECBehavior	new (BehaviorElementClass eclass, String id)
	Create default composeable behavior.
void	setBehaviorID (String identifier)
	Set behavior identifier.
void	useClassNameAsBehaviorID ()
	Set behavior identifier to "<class-name>:<identifier>".
void	useFullyQualifiedClassNameAsBehaviorID ()
	Set behavior identifier to "<fully-qualified-class-name>:<identifier>".

Detailed Description

Behavior element behavior adding support to switch component skins.

If a texture name is specified the matching component texture skin is switched instead of switching the skin for the entire component.

Switching skins can be used for example with monitors which show an offline skin and if used by the player switch to one or more online skins. Another use case is to create damageable objects which change skin the more they are damaged.

To use this behavior assign one or more skins to it. The first skin is used as the starting skin. By calling setActive() the active skin can be selected using the index of the skin in the list of defined skins. Furthermore activateNext() and activatePrevious() can be used to cycle through skins.

Optionally this behavior can be attached to various other behaviors supporting BooleanBehaviorListener. By doing so cycling though skins is attached to listener events called by other behaviors.

Skin switcher is set by default to wrap index around at the begin and end of the skin list. This allows to indefinitely cycle through all skins. By setting the "clamp" element class property to true the skins can cycle only once not wrapping around.

The example below switches the skin of a texture if the animated state become activate:

class MyElement extends BehaviorElementClass
   public var ECBehaviorComponent component
   public var ECBehaviorCollider collider
   public var ECBehaviorTwoStateAnimated animated
   public var ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher skinSwitcher
   
   func new()
      // Create component to switch texture
      component = ECBehaviorComponent.new(this)
      
      collider = ECBehaviorCollider.new(this, component)
      
      // Create animated behavior which is used as trigger for the skin switcher
      animated = ECBehaviorTwoStateAnimated.new(this, component)
      
      // Create skin switcher for texture "display". If empty string is used instead
      // the skin is switched for the entire component
      skinSwitcher = ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.new(this, component)
      skinSwitcher.getTexture().setValue("display")
      
      // Add skins to load. This example uses an "off" and an "on" skin. Other examples
      // could use multiple skins to cycle through. For switching multiple skins more
      // complex logic is usually required so it is better if you add your own listeners
      // do the appropriate switching. The provided listeners are suited for the simple
      // case of switching between two skins
      skinSwitcher.getSkins().add("/content/skins/displayOff.deskin")
      skinSwitcher.getSkins().add("/content/skins/displayOn.deskin")
      
      // Add listener factory to ECBehaviorTwoStateAnimated. This makes the skin switch
      // whenever the animated behavior enters or leaves "activated" state. This is only
      // one possible way to connect to the ECBehaviorTwoStateAnimated but a common one.
      skinSwitcher.listen(animated)
   end
end

Multiple instances of ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher can be used for example to switch skins of multiple component textures. To use multiple instances use code like this in your subclass constructor:

class MyElement extends BehaviorElementClass
   public var ECBehaviorComponent component
   public var ECBehaviorCollider collider
   public var ECBehaviorTwoStateAnimated animated
   public var ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher skinSwitcher
   public var ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher subSkinSwitcher
   
   func new()
      component = ECBehaviorComponent.new(this)
      collider = ECBehaviorCollider.new(this, component)
      animated = ECBehaviorTwoStateAnimated.new(this, component)
      
      skinSwitcher = ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.new(this, component)
      skinSwitcher.getTexture().setValue("display")
      skinSwitcher.getSkins().add("/content/skins/displayOff.deskin")
      skinSwitcher.getSkins().add("/content/skins/displayOn.deskin")
      skinSwitcher.listen(animated)
      
      // Add a second skin switcher affecting a different texture. This example attaches
      // to the same animated behavior but you could instead attach to a different one.
      subSkinSwitcher = ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.new(this, component, "subSkinSwitcher)
      subSkinSwitcher.getTexture().setValue("subDisplay")
      subSkinSwitcher.getSkins().add("/content/skins/subDisplayOff.deskin")
      subSkinSwitcher.getSkins().add("/content/skins/subDisplayOn.deskin")
      subSkinSwitcher.listen(animated)
   end
end

Element class properties have the prefix "skinSwitcher{(id)}.".

This behavior does support element class to be persistable (setPersistable). Saves active skin index.

See also

https://developer.dragondreams.ch/wiki/doku.php/dragengine:modules:dragonscript:behavior_skinswitcher

Member Function Documentation

dispose()

void Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.dispose

(

)

Dispose of behavior.

Reimplemented from Dragengine.Scenery.DefaultECBehavior.

getActive()

ECPInteger Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.getActive

(

)

Index of initially active skin property.

getBehaviorIn()

static ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.getBehaviorIn ( BehaviorElementClass  eclass )

static

Get behavior in element class or null if absent.

Use this method to check if a particular BehaviorElementClass contains a behavior of type ECBehaviorCollider.

getBTSMs()

ECComposeBTSM Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.getBTSMs

(

)

Compose behavior trees and state machines.

Version

1.26

getClamp()

ECPBoolean Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.getClamp

(

)

Clamp property.

If set to true prevents wrapping around when cycling skins.

getComponent()

ECBehaviorComponent Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.getComponent

(

)

Component behavior.

getPrefix()

String Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.getPrefix

(

)

Prefix.

Version

1.26

getSkins()

ECPSkinList Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.getSkins

(

)

Skins property.

getTexture()

ECPString Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.getTexture

(

)

Texture property.

Name of texture to affect or empty string to affect entire component.

listen() [1/7]

void Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.listen	(	ECBehaviorAnimated	behavior,
		BooleanListener.SwitchType	switchType
	)

Add listener factory to ECBehaviorAnimated behavior.

listen() [2/7]

void Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.listen	(	ECBehaviorEvaluate	behavior,
		BooleanListener.SwitchType	switchType
	)

Add listener factory to ECBehaviorEvaluate behavior.

listen() [3/7]

void Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.listen	(	ECBehaviorTouching	behavior,
		BooleanListener.SwitchType	switchType
	)

Add listener factory to ECBehaviorTouching behavior.

listen() [4/7]

void Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.listen	(	ECBehaviorTouchSensor	behavior,
		BooleanListener.SwitchType	switchType
	)

Add listener factory to ECBehaviorTouchSensor behavior.

listen() [5/7]

void Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.listen

(

ECBehaviorTriggered

behavior

)

Add listener factory with SwitchType.nextOnOff to ECBehaviorTriggered behavior.

listen() [6/7]

void Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.listen	(	ECBehaviorTriggered	behavior,
		BooleanListener.SwitchType	switchType
	)

Add listener factory to ECBehaviorTriggered behavior.

listen() [7/7]

void Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.listen	(	ECBehaviorTwoStateAnimated	behavior,
		BooleanListener.SwitchType	switchType
	)

Add listener factory to ECBehaviorTwoStateAnimated behavior.

new() [1/4]

ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.new	(	BehaviorElementClass	eclass,
		ECBehaviorComponent	component
	)

Create behavior element class.

new() [2/4]

ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.new	(	BehaviorElementClass	eclass,
		ECBehaviorComponent	component,
		String	id
	)

new() [3/4]

ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.new	(	BehaviorElementClass	eclass,
		ECBehaviorComponent	component,
		String	id,
		String	subId
	)

new() [4/4]

ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.new	(	BehaviorElementClass	eclass,
		ECBehaviorComponent	component,
		String	id,
		String	subId,
		String	prefix
	)

Member Data Documentation

pActive

ECPInteger Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.pActive

pBTSMs

ECComposeBTSM Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.pBTSMs

pClamp

ECPBoolean Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.pClamp

pComponent

ECBehaviorComponent Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.pComponent

pPrefix

String Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.pPrefix

pSkins

ECPSkinList Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.pSkins

pTexture

ECPString Dragengine.Scenery.ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.pTexture

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• ECBehaviorSkinSwitcher.ds