setProp Clarification

[CenturyMan1979]

Hey All,

Here is the code in my custom group

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setProp cSelected pValue
   put pValue = true into sSelected
   set the visible of graphic "_bg" of me to sSelected
end cSelected

I can call the setProp within the group by using this,

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set the cSelected of me to true

Now the question I have is it possible to call this method from the card script. I tried this because it seems like it should work but it does not,

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set the cSelected of group id 1234 to false

[dunbarx]

Sure. Make a button. In the button script:

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on mouseUp
   set the yourProp of me to random(99)
end mouseUp

And in the card script:

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 setprop yourProp newVal
   answer newVal
end xxx

SetProp passes through the message hierarchy just like any message.

Craig Newman

[CenturyMan1979]

Sure. Make a button. In the button script:

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on mouseUp
   set the yourProp of me to random(99)
end mouseUp

And in the card script:

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 setprop yourProp newVal
   answer newVal
end xxx

SetProp passes through the message hierarchy just like any message.

Craig Newman

I am trying to do the opposite. I would want the setProp in the button and want to set it from the card script.

[dunbarx]

Ah.

Well, if you switch the scripts, so in the card script you have:

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on mouseUp
   set the yourProp of btn "b1" to random(99)
end mouseUp

And in the button (named "b1") script:

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setprop yourProp newVal
   answer newVal
end yourProp

Since the property you are setting is directed to the button, it will trigger a setProp control structure and be trapped by the handler in that button. In a sense, you might think of it as "sending" the setProp trigger to the button by setting the property of that button, down the message path (from card down to button) instead of up.

Craig Newman