Types within types

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Mr. Blonde

(Posted 2003) [#1]

How do you use types within types? I think I read somewhere once that it is possible, however my own attempts at getting it to work have failed miserably.

Here's my code. I have a tree type, and an apple type. The tree type is referenced by the apple type, and then I'm trying to access the tree info from the apple object.

If anyone can point out what I'm doing wrong that would be much appreciated!!

Type tree 

	Field tree_type$ 

End Type 

Type apple

	Field t.tree 
	Field apple_size 

End Type 

t.tree=New tree 
t\tree_type$="big tree" 
a.apple=New apple 
a\tree=t.tree ; apple belongs to tree 

; Print information about the tree the apple is attached to 

Print a\tree\tree_type$ ; does not work? 

WaitKey()

Nibble

(Posted 2003) [#2]

apple does not have a field called tree. The field is called t.

Change the last two lines to this:
a\t=t.tree
print a\t\tree_type

Mr. Blonde

(Posted 2003) [#3]

Yes, that's it, thanks!

Working version:

Type tree 

	Field tree_type$ 

End Type 

Type apple

	Field t.tree 
	Field apple_size 

End Type 

t.tree=New tree 
t\tree_type$="big tree" 
a.apple=New apple 
a\t=t.tree ; apple belongs to tree 

; Print information about the tree the apple is attached to 

Print a\t\tree_type$ ; works

WaitKey()