[SOLVED] select node in editor and needReload()

[cinetec_tech]

hi : i would like to select some node in the editor

here is the code and it works

foreach(Node node;nodes){
nodesSelect(node,0);
}
engine.editor.needReload();

if i remove the needReload() it will not work. I don't really understand why.

the problem for needReload() is that it will stop editor to update.

any idea?

 

[unclebob]

Hi there!

 

First of all, engine.editor.needReload won't stop editor updates as it'll just set internal flag. If you look at update function in core/editor/editor.cpp file you can notice that inside it's constantly checking for that flag.

 

You could also use nodesUpdate(1) call instead so you won't reload all editor systems.

[yang.zhang]

hi Bob:

   I's actually not sure  how to select nodes in the editor properly. could you send me a sample script?

thanks

[unclebob]

Hello there, Yang!

 

This should be something like this:

Node new_selection[0]; // fill this array with the nodes you want to select

nodesReload();

forloop(int i = 0; new_selection.size()) {
	nodesSelectNew(new_selection[i],1);
}