-- this class handles the pre-runtime initialization of Match Game data.
-- this class can be discarded before protecting movies for distribution.
property ancestor
-- the following are constants:
property spriteColor -- the scoreColor of sprites that will be used for the Match Game
property answerCast1, answerCast2, answerCast3 -- the casts of the answerKeys
on new me
-- set up all constants first:
set spriteColor = 2 -- corresponds to green in the score. (0 = white)
set answerCast1 = the number of castLib "Match1"
set answerCast2 = the number of castLib "Match2"
set ancestor = new (script "MatchGroupListMgmt")
setUp (me) -- automatic setup for authoring.
return me
end
on destruct me
if objectP (ancestor) then destruct (ancestor)
set ancestor = 0
end
-- do all pre-runtime setup work for the class and return to starting frame:
-- (frame motion disabled for Nystrom set)
-- do NOT make this call from within other runtime code!
on setUp me
-- set startFrame = the frame
-- go frame setUpFrame
-- initialize usable lists and check their integrity:
set spriteInfo = gatherSpriteInfo (me)
if not listP (spriteInfo) then
alert "Problem gathering sprite info."
return 0
end if
set memberInfo = gatherMemberInfo (me)
if not listP (memberInfo) then
alert "Problem gathering member info."
return 0
end if
-- add all correctly created lists to the project:
set initList = [:]
addProp (initList, #sprites, spriteInfo)
addProp (initList, #members, memberInfo)
setList (me, initList)
-- go frame startFrame
-- if we have gotten to this point then do an ancestor setUp:
return setUp (ancestor)
end
-- gather information of sprites to be used in the Match Game:
on gatherSpriteInfo me
global gTotalSprites
set initList = [:]
set num = 0
--cycle through all sprites:
repeat with spr = 1 to gTotalSprites
-- sprites must be a certain color to be used in the Match Game:
if the scoreColor of sprite spr = spriteColor then
set num = num + 1
-- gather usable information:
set tmpLst = [#coverNum:the memberNum of sprite spr, #coverLib: the castLibNum of sprite spr, #loc:(the loc of sprite spr), #identifier:#empty, #myNum:0, #myLib:0, #matchSprite:0, #matchSprite2:0, #showFlag:0]
-- add to the initList
addProp (initList, spr, tmpLst)
end if
end repeat
if (num/2)*2 <> num then
alert "There are an uneven number of match sprites:"&&num
return 0
end if
if not count (initList) then alert "There are no match sprites for this activity. Check sprite score colors."
return initList
end
-- gather information on members and castLibs to be used in the match game:
on gatherMemberInfo me
set m1 = getAvailableMemberList (me, answerCast1)
set m2 = getAvailableMemberList (me, answerCast2)
-- set m3 = getAvailableMemberList (me, answerCast3)
-- check that m1 has corresponding members in m2:
-- (currently there is no support for m3)
if not checkPropMatches (me, m1, m2) then
put "Not all of the member names of castlib" && answerCast1 && "have matching members in castlib" && answerCast2 && "(See the message window for specifics)"
