Can you clone a clone?

liopge · **Joined:** March 24th, 2008, 5:03 pm **Posts:** 5

I'd like to clone a cloned object. Can it be done? I've tried:

Code:

var cloneAgain = this.CloneObject()

but it doesn't work.

Thanks[/code]

mackavi · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2008, 10:09 pm

Yes you can. I'd post the IMP but my upload quota is at max :-(

Basically, the first clone takes the name of the object and is affixed with .2147483648

Normally if you clone the object again it is affixed with 2147483649 (one more) but in the case of cloning the clone - the clones name becomes affixed so it would read:

.2147483648.2147483649

Calling this.CloneObject() from a script object on an action attached to the clone will work fine.

Mack

liopge · **Joined:** March 24th, 2008, 5:03 pm **Posts:** 5

I tried to do this. I associated the original textbox with a trigger "Mouse Down" and action Script - "var foo=this.CloneObject()"

When the page loads, the textboxes are cloned. However, when I do the MouseDown thing, nothing happens.

mackavi · **Posted:** June 23rd, 2008, 11:30 am

Without seeing an example, I'd have to guess that the clone works fine except you are not repositioning the clone and thus it's simply appearing over the top of the original object.

Try this:

var pos = this.GetPosition()

this.CloneObject(pos.x,pos.y,true)

Which will place the clone on top of the cloned object.

Mack

Roxie · **Joined:** February 26th, 2005, 2:44 pm **Posts:** 58

Interjection...

Quote:

I'd post the IMP but my upload quota is at max

Well, I think your quota needs to be extended.

mackavi · **Posted:** June 23rd, 2008, 2:09 pm

Thank Roxie,

But I think it already was - but I must have uploaded too many EXEs in the past.

It's probably worth these being removed as they were just samples and not really useful.

Mack

liopge · **Joined:** March 24th, 2008, 5:03 pm **Posts:** 5

Unfortunately, that still doesn't seem to be working... Here is my code for the function when I'm setting things up. The textbox which needs to be cloned is called "word"

Code:

function getWords()
{
   word.SetSelection(0,-1)
   word.ReplaceSelection(w[0])
   word.Show()
   var theFile = OpenFile(WORDFILE) 
   var x=0
   var rx=125
   var ry=340

   while (theFile.EndOfFile() == false)

   {
      w[x] = theFile.ReadLine()
         var col = String.random(COL) // picks a random number between 0 and COL for text colour
         cloneWord = word.CloneObject(rx,ry,true)
//         cloneWord.Show()
         cloneWord.SetSelection(0,-1)
         cloneWord.SetColour(c[col])
         cloneWord.ReplaceSelection(w[x])
//         cloneWord.SetPosition(rx,ry,0)
      
         rx+=75
         if (rx>450)
         {
            ry=ry+35
            rx=120
         }
         x++
         NUM_WORDS = x
   }

On the object "word", I select the trigger MouseDown and call the script action where I have tried your suggestions... It's beginning to drive me crazy and I know I've done something stupid

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mackavi · **Posted:** June 23rd, 2008, 11:08 pm

If you are calling this function from the object then it will ONLY EVER clone the original object "word"

cloneWord = word.CloneObject(rx,ry,true)

The cloned object is not called "word"!

You need to pass the object being cloned to the function and not hard code the name. Use;

getWord(this)

In the function use a parameter to receive the object and use this in place of the hard coded name.

Mack

liopge · **Joined:** March 24th, 2008, 5:03 pm **Posts:** 5

That makes total sense. :oops:

However, I'm still stuck! I set a trigger for On Show to do the action script getWords(this) and my function is now called:
getWords(theWord) where theWord is my object to clone.

However, I keep getting into an infinite loop. I know that it's probably because every time the clone is cloned it triggers the function getWords(this) but I haven't a clue what to do!

mackavi · **Posted:** June 25th, 2008, 8:14 pm

1st - cheers DW for upping the upload limit - I'm including a simple IMP that shows the cloning of the clone.

2nd - Yes using an on show trigger will cause a loop :-)

. Simplest solution don't use on show. Keep the original textbox hidden and create the first clone by calling the getWords function at the start of the script ensuring that the cloneobject command is set to show the clone.

Mack

liopge · **Joined:** March 24th, 2008, 5:03 pm **Posts:** 5

Fantastic! Thanks for all your help.

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