Given a UID how do I find what object it is?

Hello;

Suppose I want to know if a UID is a sprite or a text box?

How do I find the string of the object name, ie "sprite" from a UID value? Its possible the UID may not be an

object instance.

thanks for your time

yours

Winkr7

You can attempt to pick it from the sprites using 'pick by uid', then do an 'else' afterwards in-case it doesn't get picked. That way you either know it is or isn't in the sprite.

That's the only way I know how to do that sort of test.

Or you could create an array of uids for sprites whenever a sprite is created, and check the array for if the value exists. That second way might be more flexible?

+System: Object UID exists

siks, he doesn't want to know whether it exists or not. He wants to get the object type based on the given uid.

On all objects, add a "type" instance variable. On creation of any object, set the variable to object type. Now when you pick by UID, you can look up self.type by expression.

... maybe? Just an idea.

+ sprire (family) : pick by UID

• actions for sprite types

+ else

+ textbox (family) : pick by UID

• actions for textbox

Prominent it was an idea to start. I think I'd check by "Pick by UID" on each object. Like rexrainbow said.

Hello;

Thanks for the helpful replies.

yours

winkr7