RE: [misterhouse-users] Set_With_Timer problem

[jason <ja...@sh...>]

On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, Bruce Winter wrote:

> > Hi All,
> >
> > 	The Generic_Item->set_with_timer() method does not pass the
> > 'setby' parameter to the object's set.   Because it is using an eval to
> > set up the action (Generic_Item.pm line 269):
> >
> > my $action = "set $object '$state_change'";
> >
> > I cannot just shove the $self onto the end of the string as it will
> > serialize the class into a string.
> >
> > my $action = "set $object '$state_change',$self"; #will not work
> >
> > Anyone have any ideas to get this to pass the setby object through the
> > eval?
> >
> > -J
> 
> To have the object point to itself as the set_by object, I think what you
> want this:
> 
>     my $object = $self->{object_name};
>     my $action = "set $object '$state_change', $object";
> 
> So instead of using $self, which is a reference, we use the object's name
> (e.g. $light1), which will get resolved as a reference once the eval is run.
> 
> Does it make sense to have an object's set_by return itself, when set by
> set_with_timer?  Or would it be better to have set_by return  something like
> 'set_with_timer'?

Ah.  Its always nice to ask when the answer is too obvious for me to see. 
;)

Seeing as the parameter is usually an object, I guess it would be logical 
to maintain that and set it as an object.  I can handle it either way 
though if setting the string is more friendly.

-J