Adding a new object to InExclude List

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On 25/10/2008 at 02:14, xxxxxxxx wrote:

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Hi,

first of all: yes, I have read this thread:
Topic: Insertobjects in InExludeData

But it doesn't help me.

In my plugin, I have a button. Clicking it creates an object (one of my plugin objects) and inserts it into the scene. The new object should then be added to an InExclude List automatically.

Creating and inserting into scene works fine:

> BaseObject\* NewObj = BaseObject::Alloc(1023185); if (!NewObj) return FALSE; \> doc->InsertObject(NewObj, NULL, NULL, TRUE); \> doc->SetActiveObject(NewObj);

Now I want to link this object in an InExclude List in my plugin (the object that also contains the button). I tried it this way, but nothing happens:

> GeData     \*ObjList; \> bc->GetParameter(DescID(MY_FUNKY_OBJLIST), ObjList); \> InExcludeData \*AttObjList = static_cast<InExcludeData\*>(ObjList.GetCustomDataType(CUSTOMDATATYPE_INEXCLUDE_LIST)); \> AttObjList->InsertObject(NewObj, C_ZERO);

As I said, nothing happens. No crash, no error message, and also no object link in the list. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for any help!

Greetings,
Jack

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On 25/10/2008 at 03:20, xxxxxxxx wrote:

OK, it seems my static_cast was the problem, not sure about this.

The following code works:

> InExcludeData \*list = NULL; \> list = (InExcludeData\* )bc->GetCustomDataType(MY_FUNKY_OBJLIST,CUSTOMDATATYPE_INEXCLUDE_LIST); \> list->InsertObject(NewObj, DEFAULTVALUE);

Cheers,
Jack

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On 05/11/2008 at 06:01, xxxxxxxx wrote:

OK, it works *almost* always.

Sometimes it crashes here:

> list = (inexcludeData\* )bc->GetCustomDataType(MY_FUNKY_OBJLIST,CUSTOMDATATYPE_inexclude_LIST);

It seems (but I am not sure) this happens if the list is empty, and if nothing has been in the list since the plugin object has been created. In these cases, 'list' is still NULL after the shown code was executed.

Do I have to initialize the list somehow?

Thanks for any help.

Greetings,
Jack

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On 05/11/2008 at 06:23, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Addition:

For debugging, I added the following line before the crashing line:

> bc->GetType(MY_FUNKY_OBJLIST)

When the code is executed BEFORE any object has ever been in the InExclude list, it returns 0.

If an object has been in the list before (doesn't matter if it's still there or if it has been removed again), it returns 1009290.

Now I am sure I have to initialize the InExclude list somehow in the Init() function of my plugin object. But how does that work?

Greetings,
Jack

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On 05/11/2008 at 06:36, xxxxxxxx wrote:

This should do the trick:

> \> bc->SetData(SPLINESPREAD_EFFECTS_ATTRACT_OBJLIST,GeData(CUSTOMDATATYPE_INEXCLUDE_LIST)) \>

cheers,
Matthias

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On 05/11/2008 at 06:38, xxxxxxxx wrote:

OK, I'm just talking to myself here.
But the crash problem can in fact be solved using the tip from the thread I linked in my initial posting...

Nevermind...

Greetings,
Jack

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On 05/11/2008 at 06:43, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Oops, didn't see your posting before sending mine
Yes, that's the trick, exactly. Thanks Matthias!

Greetings,
Jack

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On 05/11/2008 at 12:00, xxxxxxxx wrote:

*hust* forum search?! ;o)

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On 06/11/2008 at 04:04, xxxxxxxx wrote:

I did, as you see in the initial posting.
And it helped, as you see in my posting from 6:38am

Cheers,
Jack

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On 06/11/2008 at 08:41, xxxxxxxx wrote:

argh, ok ok, shame on my head. Haven´t seen that post!