[Help] I can't creat Array Field in a Struct !

How to i can do it ?

 

Code (CSharp):

1. struct MyStruct
2. {
3.     public int[] intArray;
4. }

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this is forum "Project Tiny" .
Thank bro, but i need TinyScript.

 

There is a "Change value to array" button if that is what you mean.

 

Thankyou !

 

Yes I see this button but then, how can I set the size and fill it with the values I want?

 

gamayun, it's just a structure definition, you can't add data to it.
Instead, you should add such structure to some component, then add such component to scene object, and finally, you will get way to add items to array.

 

Yes reallyhexln, you are definitely right. It takes time for me to get used to the ECS but I find it really great, I just dont have yet all the good reflexes

 

I wanted to add a small warning for when you are working with an array of a struct:
There currently is an issue when using an array of a struct which has an EntityReference-variable. This issue is only problematic when you are assigning a new entity as an EntityReference to this struct.

If you didn't know, when you create a new entity, this entity has an index which is below zero. The very next frame the index of the entity is updated to its actual index. Normally when you create a new entity and put is as a reference in a normal struct (Thus not in a list) the reference will be updated to have the correct index of the new entity automatically. This works the same for putting the entity directly into an EntityReference-variable in the component, and also works for a list of EntityReferences in the component.

However, this is not the case when you have a combination of a struct and an array. The EntityReference-variable within the struct will not automatically update, and thus will remain to be the index which is below zero. There are a few workarounds for this, but the best way is to avoid using a structure like this at all for the time being.

This problem also occurs when dragging entities into the EntityReference-variables via the inspector, because these entities are also being created and set into the struct in the same frame.

 

Wow, it's a good note.

I encountered a similar issue while using arrays in the component.

So, the following code works perfect:

Code (JavaScript):

1.  
2. this.world.forEach([game.MyComp, ut.Entity], (comp, entity) => {
3.     comp.id = ...;
4.     this.world.setComponentData(entity, comp);
5. });
6.  

But, the following code do not work:

Code (JavaScript):

1. this.world.forEach([game.MyComp, ut.Entity], (comp, entity) => {
2.     comp.ids.push(...);
3.     this.world.setComponentData(entity, comp);
4. });

You must explicitly update reference to the array to update the component data:

Code (JavaScript):

1. this.world.forEach([game.MyComp, ut.Entity], (comp, entity) => {
2.     comp.ids.push(...);
3.     comp.ids = comp.ids.slice(); // this line is important
4.     this.world.setComponentData(entity, comp);
5. });

I'm not sure why it can be, but it seems, Tiny have problems with determining updates in the deep of component data hierarchy.

 

Yup, I also encountered this issue. It indeed seems that Tiny has a problem with checking changes for lists, but to make things even more strange, the following code does work:

Code (CSharp):

1. this.world.forEach([ut.Entity, game.ListComponent], (entity) => {
2.     let listComp = this.world.getComponentData(entity, game.ListComponent);
3.     listComp.Ids.push(Math.round(Math.random() * 9) + 1);
4.     this.world.setComponentData(entity, listComp);
5. });

So the update-checking only seems to be bugged for when you do it on a component which is passed via the anonymous function's parameters.

Another way of fixing this issue could be:

Code (CSharp):

1. this.world.forEach([ut.Entity, game.ListComponent], (entity, listComp) => {
2.     let ids = listComp.Ids;
3.     ids.push(...);
4.     listComp.Ids = ids;
5. });

This way, you do not even need the

this.world.setComponentData(entity, listcomp);