When I’m scanning a planet I notify the user with a flashing “quad” that last for about 3 seconds.
The goal is to use a callback notifying me when the effect has completed so I can add a button.
Problem is, I have no idea how to achieve that.
Internally it works fine. Meaning, I do this and everything works as it should. What exactly happens is this:
The noteBox appears, flashes for 3 secs the first callback notifies when it’s done and the panel is turned invisible.
But, the returned EndNotify, I have no idea how to use it elsewhere.
[java]
@Override
public EndNotify sendNotification(String notification, final boolean hideAfter) {
nifty.getCurrentScreen().findNiftyControl(“noteBox”, Label.class).setText(notification);
nifty.getCurrentScreen().findElementByName(“notePanel”).show();
nifty.getCurrentScreen().findElementByName(“notePanel”).resetEffects();
if (hideAfter) {
final EndNotify flashEnd = new EndNotify() {
@Override
public void perform() {
nifty.getCurrentScreen().findElementByName(“notePanel”).hide();
}
};
nifty.getCurrentScreen().findElementByName(“notePanel”).startEffect(EffectEventId.onCustom, new EndNotify() {
@Override
public void perform() {
nifty.getCurrentScreen().findElementByName(“noteBox”).startEffect(EffectEventId.onCustom, flashEnd, “fadeOut”);
}
}, “note”);
return flashEnd;
} else {
nifty.getCurrentScreen().findElementByName(“notePanel”).startEffect(EffectEventId.onCustom, null, “note”);
return null;
}
}
[/java]
As the code above shows, I return flashEnd to the caller method (as shown below).
[java]
public void scanSelection() {
noteCallback = asm.getState(ScreensManager.class).sendNotification(“Scanning…”, true);
// for now dump the info to console
asm.getState(GameState.class).scanSelection();
}
[/java]
How do I know when it’s been called? How do I use that callback? Nifty manages those callbacks inside its own code, but how do I use that in my code?
Thanks peeps.
Gah. I think I just realized how to use this properly… Unsure though. I’ll test that idea and hopefully we can forget about this post. (Unlikely)
Never mind, that didn’t work.
What I thought was the solution was to do the following in the calling class:
[java]
// class global field
noteCallback = new EndNotify() {
@Override
public void perform() {
HUD.effectDone();
}
};
public static void effectDone() {
System.out.println(“Effect has completed.”);
}
[/java]
Then use noteCallback when scanning, like so:
[java]
public void scanSelection() {
// for now dump the info to console
asm.getState(ScreensManager.class).sendNotification(“Scanning…”, true, noteCallback);
asm.getState(GameState.class).scanSelection();
}
[/java]
But that static method isn’t called. There’s no output.
Is there a way to do this?
Found how to do it.
Element has a method to use callbacks, so I pass my notifier to hide.
[java]
nifty.getCurrentScreen().findElementByName(“notePanel”).hide(notifier);
[/java]
And it works fine, although the notification happens maybe a second after the effect has really stopped. I guess it’s better than nothing. shrug
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@wezrule said:
talking to yourself is the first sign of madness, ah now your name makes sense ^_^
Yeah... Goes with the territory, although I could argue I'm dialoging with myself for the posterity, but I won't. Crazy is crazy, Mad is mad. ;)