Assign a Delegate Function declared in another class???

[UDK_lover]

Hi and thanks for coming!

Now suppose I have this:

class MyClass extends Object

var delegate<MyDelegate> MyCallBack;

delegate MyDelegate();


function MyFunction()
{ 
    `log("MyFunction called!");
}


DefaultProperties
{
   MyCallBack=MyFunction
}

That works...

But is it possible to have MyFunction() declared in an other class instead of MyClass? How would "MyCallBack=MyFunction" be written instead?


Thanks a lot and don't hesitate to ask for clarifications!

[evr]

I haven't worked with delegates in UnrealScript but from what I can tell by just reading http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/Unrea...Delegates.html it seems very possible. The class you're going to have MyFunction() in needs to have a reference to the object with the delegate, then it can just set it.

class MyClass extends Object;

var delegate<MyDelegate> MyCallBack;

delegate MyDelegate();

class ClassWithFunction extends Object;

function SetCallback(MyClass Other)
{
	Other.MyCallBack = MyFunction;
}

function MyFunction()
{
	`log("MyFunction called!");
}

[UDK_lover]

Thanks very much!

So it's not possible to seperate the SetCallback() from MyFunction?

[evr]

What do you mean? If you mean that you still want to set it with default properties, then no. The reason being that you always need to have an object with the function the delegate is pointing to and an object where the actual delegate is. If these objects aren't the same (which they are in your first example), then they can't be set with default properties simply because there is no way for a default property to have a reference to an object (except a reference to itself, which again applies to your first example).

[evr]

If you mean that you just want to seperate SetCallback() and MyFunction() so they are in different classes, then yes you can. You still need a reference to an object which has MyFunction() though.

function SetCallback(MyClass Other, ClassWithFunction OtherWithFunction)
{
	Other.MyCallBack = OtherWithFunction.MyFunction;
}

Like I said, I haven't worked with delegates in UnrealScript but this is how I understand it works. You'll have to try it out though.

[UDK_lover]

I tried doing Other.MyCallBack = OtherWithFunction.MyFunction; and it said Invalid or unknown function 'OtherWithFunction'

[evr]

Okay, well try either this...

function SetCallback(MyClass Other, ClassWithFunction OtherWithFunction)
{
	Other.MyCallBack = delegate<MyDelegate>(OtherWithFunction.MyFunction);
}

Or this...

function SetCallback(MyClass Other, delegate<MyDelegate> theFunction)
{
	Other.MyCallBack = theFunction;
}

The last one really should work, it's basicly taken directly from UDN. Just pass any function with the same footprint as MyDelegate.

[UDK_lover]

It compiled with your last example! thanks so much!!

Only thing is I had to put deletage<MyClass.MyDelegate> instead of just deletage<MyDelegate> because it couldn't find it in that class

Thanks again!