How to target an instance by UID in a script?

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  • Hello everyone :)

    So I have this piece of script that works well: 

    var textObject = runtime.objects.H1.getFirstInstance();
var content = textObject.text;
navigator.clipboard.writeText(content)

    It allows me to copy the text content of the H1 object into the clipboard.

    But now the problem is when I try to target an instance of this object, by its UID stored in a variable "uidH1", with this script: 

    var myVariable = runtime.globalVars.uidH1;
var textObject = runtime.objects.H1.getInstanceByUid(myVariable);
var content = textObject.text;
navigator.clipboard.writeText(content)

    I get this error in my console:

    TypeError: runtime.objects.H1.getInstanceByUid is not a function

    I'm not very familiar with JavaScript, and I don't know where else to look. If anyone can help me, it would save me.

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  • If on the eventsheet, you can do the picking in the conditions and then use 

    runtime.objects.H1.getPickedInstances()

    Outside of the evensheet you can do 

    let instances = runtime.objects.Sprite.getAllInstances(); //returns an array of all instances
let pick = instances.filter(i => i.uid === 3)[0]; //filter the array based on UID. Just replace "3" with your variable.
	
pick.angle += 1; // do whatever you wanna do with the object

  • Thank you very much for your response WackyToaster.

    So I tried your solution: 

    var textObject = runtime.objects.H1.getPickedInstances();
var content = textObject.text;
navigator.clipboard.writeText(content)

    And I no longer have any error messages in the console. However, where it should copy my text to the clipboard, all it returns is:

    undefined

    I can't seem to get any other results...

    Did I make a syntax error?"

  • Ok it works now.

    I just have to modify the script, adding "First" : 

    var textObject = runtime.objects.H1.getFirstPickedInstances();
var content = textObject.text;
navigator.clipboard.writeText(content)

    Thanks you again WackyToaster <3

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