I’m trying to build a .NET interface for my script, with a TreeView that contains a set of nodes with children (like a scene hierarchy).
First off I’d like to say I’m a newbie when it comes to .net. I managed to build the interface but only with the help of MaxScript and MSDN reference articles, google and a bit of trial&error.
Now I want to “assign” certain maxscript variables to each TreeNode in such a way that I can access the variables through the nodes.
The way I found to do this is through the tag property. This seems to work for integers, strings and even arrays. But when I try to assign a custom maxscript struct to a tag, I get the following error:
>> MAXScript dotNet event handler Exception:
– Unable to convert: … to type: System.Object <<
I think maxscript tries to convert the assigned variable to a .net object, and it doesn’t work for structures. So my questions are:
- Is there a way to reverence a maxscript struct in a .net TreeNode without converting it?
- How can I convert the struct to a .net object, or is there an equivalent in .net? I found something but I can’t figure out how to use it in maxscript.
dotnetmxsvalue is for that…
try(destroydialog tv) catch()
rollout tv "Tree View Sample" width:200 height:132
(
struct TVData (items = #(), names = #())
local def = TVData #("A", "B", "C") #("Anna", "Bella", "Clara")
dotnetcontrol tv "TreeView" width:190 height:100 pos:[5,5]
dotnetcontrol tx "TextBox" width:190 pos:[5,107]
on tv AfterSelect s e do
(
ss = stringstream ""
format "% >> %
" e.node.text s.tag.value.names[e.node.index+1] to:ss
tx.text = ss as string
)
on tv open do
(
tv.tag = dotnetmxsvalue def
for d in def.items do tv.nodes.Add d
)
)
createdialog tv
Thanks for the solution denis! dotnetmxsvalue does exactly what I wanted.
I also learned something new, I had no idea you can add .net elements to a maxscript rollout via dotnetcontrol. I already went ahead and created a whole .net form interface, but I’ll keep it in mind for future projects.
Thanks again!
P.S. I am still curious if and how I could define a .net structure in maxscript. So if anyone is familiar with this, please shed some light.
Basically I want the equivalent of this in .net:
struct sceneObject(name, transform, meshLink, material)
so I can like this:
def = sceneObject "Some mesh" (matrix3 1) 123 Standard()
anode = dotNetObject "System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode"
anode.text = def.name
anode.tag = def --this is where I get the error because struct is not a dotNet object
anode.tag = dotnetmxsvalue def works of course, but as I’ve said I’m curious if a more direct approach is possible.
In other words, I want to know if it is possible to define a .net struct in maxscript
public struct Book
{
public decimal price;
public string title;
public string author;
}
@lo OK, thanks!
