getting a child

[rogerdv]

I have the following layout:

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Window Type="TaharezLook/FrameWindow" Name="charWindow">
             <Property Name="UnifiedPosition" Value="{{0.3,0},{0.2,0}}" />
             <Property Name="UnifiedSize" Value="{{0.45,0},{0.5,0}}" />
             <Property Name="Visible" Value="false" />
        <Window Type="TaharezLook/TabControl" Name="charInfo">
                <Property Name="UnifiedPosition" Value="{{0.0,0},{0.01,0}}" />
                <Property Name="UnifiedSize" Value="{{1.0,0},{0.8,0}}" />
      <Window Type="TaharezLook/TabContentPane" Name="charAttr">
                   <Property Name="UnifiedPosition" Value="{{0.0,0},{0.01,0}}" />
         <Property Name="UnifiedSize" Value="{{1.0,0},{0.98,0}}" />                  
         <Property Name="Text" Value="Attributes" />
         <Window Type="TaharezLook/StaticText" Name="Strength">
            <Property Name="UnifiedPosition" Value="{{0.03,0},{0.1,0}}" />
            <Property Name="UnifiedSize" Value="{{0.2,0},{0.17,0}}" />                  
            <Property Name="Text" Value="Strength" />
            <Property Name="FrameEnabled" Value="false" />
         </Window>

I need to get the static text named Strength, but I cant find a wa to do it. I have tried several variations of this:

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test = (CEGUI::FrameWindow*)charWin->getChild("charInfo")->getChild("charAttr")->getChild("Rmagic");

but always got an exception saying that cant find it.

[Rackle]

I usually create a "directory structure" with my frame windows. Something like:

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/charWindow
/charWindow/charInfo
/charWindow/charInfo/charAttr
/charWindow/charInfo/charAttr/Strength


Then use

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WindowManager->getWindow("/charWindow/charInfo/charAttr/Strength")

or in your case, simply

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WindowManager->getWindow("Strength")

Naturally you have to get the Window Manager's singleton before you can actually use the code above.

One reason for my verbose hierarchy is to ensure that the Cegui:Window names are unique: you cannot have another Cegui:Window with the name "Strength", even if it is in a different FrameWindow.

[rogerdv]

Thanks for the tip! I have found another doubt, should I get the static text as a FrameWindow or as DefaultWindow?

[CrazyEddie]

The Static type windows should all be accessed as "DefaultWindow"

HTH

CE.