Using pluginmessage to call a function?

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On 16/01/2007 at 13:03, xxxxxxxx wrote:

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Cinema 4D Version:   8.5
Platform:   Windows ;
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Hello.
I have made a commandplugin, and I would like to call a function (not neccesarily execute()) in my plugin from another plugin. I read in a thread in this forum that I could do this using pluginmessages, but I don't really understand how.
I have made my other plugin send a GePluginMessage that is recieved by the first plugin, but I don't understand where to go from there since I don't have access to an instance of my commandplugin from pluginmessage().
Any suggestions?
regards
/Filip

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On 20/01/2007 at 01:42, xxxxxxxx wrote:

I have solved this using

    
    
    
    
    BasePlugin* pl = FindPlugin(ID_OF_MYCOMMANDPLUGIN);  
     MyCommandPlugin* m=static_cast<MyCommandPlugin*>(pl->GetPluginStructure());  
       m->MyFunction();

Does anybody know a more elegant way?
regards
Filip

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On 25/01/2007 at 07:13, xxxxxxxx wrote:

You could pass the this pointer of the plugin and cast it within the PluginMessage function.

from somewhere in your plugin

GePluginMessage(MY_MESSAGE, this);

and within PluginMessage of your other plugin

case MY_MESSAGE:
((MyPlugin* )data)->DoSomething();

cheers,
Matthias