Getting elements from a GUI

[Stanley Sathler]

Hi guys,

I'm trying get all elements (gui-widgets) from a Window (like a getElementsByType()). I'm creating this code (resume):

SATHLER_Button["btn_mute"] = guiCreateButton(170, 75, 100, 30, "Mute", false, ModPanelMainWindow) 
SATHLER_Button["btn_kick"] = guiCreateButton(275, 75, 100, 30, "Kick", false, ModPanelMainWindow) 

* Obs: I have many other buttons. It is just a part.

I wanna set the font to all my buttons using:

guiSetFont() 

I'm trying use a loop (in ipairs(), for example) to avoid much work. If I change the "btn_mute" and "btn_kick" (strings) to numbers (1 and 2), can I use:

for i, v in ipairs(SATHLER_Label) do 
        guiSetFont(SATHLER_Button[i], "default-bold-small") 
        guiLabelSetColor(SATHLER_Button[i], 255, 0, 0) 
end 

But I'm not using numbers, I'm using strings to make easier identification. How can I set the font to all elements using a loop? Can I do it? Or to do it I'll use numbers (example: SATHLER_Button[1] and SATHLER_Button[2]) ?

Thanks alot guys,

Stanley Sathler.

[Guest Guest4401]

Try that in a for loop.

getElementsByType("gui-button") 

[Jaysds1]

try this:

SATHLER_Button = {} 
SATHLER_Button["btn_mute"] = guiCreateButton(170, 75, 100, 30, "Mute", false) 
SATHLER_Button["btn_kick"] = guiCreateButton(275, 75, 100, 30, "Kick", false) 
  
for i, v in pairs(SATHLER_Button) do 
        guiSetFont(v, "default-bold-small") 
end 

I've tested it and it works

Edited May 9, 2012 by Guest

[Castillo]

SATHLER_Button = { } 
SATHLER_Button [ "btn_mute" ] = guiCreateButton(170, 75, 100, 30, "Mute", false) 
SATHLER_Button [ "btn_kick" ] = guiCreateButton(275, 75, 100, 30, "Kick", false) 
  
for name, button in pairs ( SATHLER_Button ) do 
    guiSetFont ( button, "default-bold-small" ) 
end 

[Stanley Sathler]

Karthik184, in this example don't work. But the information is useful for me, but maybe I'll need it later.

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Jaysds, working now. I was using "ipairs()", and not "pairs()". Can you say the difference?

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Solidsnake, thanks you too, man. Thanks all you guys, for the constant help =)

Edited May 9, 2012 by Guest

[Castillo]

"ipairs" is used for indexed tables, yours isn't.

[Stanley Sathler]

Solidsnake, and what is a "indexed tables"? When I use numbers (e.g: Button[1])?

[Guest Guest4401]

Solidsnake, and what is a "indexed tables"? When I use numbers (e.g: Button[1])?

Yes,

Someone asked the difference between them about it before, and people have given proper explanation too.

Head on : viewtopic.php?f=91&t=42884

[Stanley Sathler]

Oh damn, thank you so much for answer, Karthik. I understood perfectly. (:

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Solidsnake and Jaysds, thanks alot too, homies. You're always helping me here.

[Castillo]

You're welcome .

[Jaysds1]

no problem, just doing my job:lol: