How do I add persist behavior into an array object?

Ashley , there is no way to add persist behavior or no save behavior into an array object or a dictionary object since they are not allowed to have any behavior. (Or do I miss something?)

An array or a dictionary object might need to be persisted when this object is in a persisted container.

Aren't the Array and Dictionary objects already persistent?

AllanR

Test but it looks like no persistent for array and dictionary object.

test capx

If array and dictionary object is persisted always, there will have a new problem. How about no-persist array and dictionary objects?

rexrainbow, I made a little test capx before I posted... and it looked like they both were persistent. I am just about to look at yours...

http://www.rieperts.com/games/forum/ArrayPersist.capx

AllanR

In your test case, the array object is "Global" (Global = Yes in properties table), so that it will not be destroy when layout changed.

In my case, the array object is put into a container.

Yeah, I just saw in yours that the dictionary is destroyed when it is in the containing sprite...

AllanR

Indeed, the dictionary in a container will be destroyed even it is "Global = Yes".

rexrainbow, well, I played around with your version a little more.

I took the dictionary out of the sprite. Made the Sprite global, made the dictionary global, put the dictionary back in the sprite, re-ran the project, and then the dictionary appears to be persistent now...

(setting the dictionary global while it was in the sprite did not work)

AllanR

Right, sprite global=Yes, will not be destroyed when layout changed, so that it does not need to persist.

Persist isn't supported on non-world objects. It's one of many things on the todo list...

Ashley

Uh~ I got it. Thanks.

BTW, I thought event sheet could support "coroutine", one of feature is "wait second", other request is "wait signal".

"wait second" - the task will be resumed until time-out

"wait signal" - the task will be resumed until action: send signal (for example)

Also already on the todo list!