How to clone/copy windows

[tedlin01]

hello!
I am trying to do such a basic thing as copying a window. How do I do it? :O
I have a CEGUI::Pushbutton that I want to duplicate.

[scriptkid]

Hi,

Such a basic thing is not possible out of the box You'd need a copy method which copies all your properties and such. Something like this:

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//------------------------------------------------------------------------
Window* CopyWindow( const CEGUI::Window* pSource )
{
    // create window of same type, but different name
    Window* copy = CEGUI::WindowManager::getSingleton().createWindow(pSource->getType(), pSource->getName() + "_copy");

    // Copy the properties
    CEGUI::PropertySet::Iterator propertyIt = pSource->getPropertyIterator();

    while (!propertyIt.isAtEnd())
    {
      const CEGUI::String propertyName = propertyIt.getCurrentKey();
      copy->setProperty(propertyName,  pSource->getProperty(propertyName));
      propertyIt++;
   }
   return copy;
}


This should compile pretty well i hope Of course, wrap some try-catch handlers and all that. And maybe you want an argument to specify your own copy name, instead my "_copy" example. Copying properties like this is more expensive then copying members, but this is the most generic, since different window types support different kinds of properties.

HTH.

[Sairon]

As this is something which is rather common, have there been any thoughts of adding a clone() member to CEGUI::Window?

[CrazyEddie]

I have not given it any thought, no. I'll add a ticket for a feature request.

CE.