Is it possible to create and use a FormList that isn't a property?

[dagobaking]

I know that I can set up a FormList as a property in a script and use it that way.

 

But, I would like to make one like this:

FormList list = new FormList[0]

list.AddForm(myForm)

But, I get a compile error for that. I tried variations in syntax that I could think of and couldn't get it to work. Any ideas?

Edited December 19, 2017 by dagobaking

[SKKmods]

From the syntax its tough to figure out what outcome you are trying to achieve ... if you are looking for an array of forms, try something like this:

FormList[] ArrayofForms = new Formlist[0]
ArrayofForms.Add(pSKK_WEAPList) 
ArrayofForms.Add(pSKK_OMODList)
ArrayofForms.Add(pSKK_AMMOList) 
Int iCount = ArrayofForms.Length 

If you are wanting to simply add forms to another form:

FormList MasterForm
MasterForm.Add(pSKK_WEAPList)
MasterForm.Add(pSKK_OMODList)
MasterForm.Add(pSKK_AMMOList) 
Int iCount = MasterForm.GetSize()

[ThoraldGM]

The syntax would be:

 

FormList[] list = new FormList[0]

 

but if that works at all it would be a formlist of nested formlists, aka a multi array. I do that alot from CK, but not in script from scratch.

 

If you just want a formlist declared by script, it would be:

 

FormList list

 

Guess it depends on what architecture you need.

 

Edit: Ninja'd. I didn't see any answers when I replied.

[shavkacagarikia]

Just like guys suggested before me, but in case you have formlist form made and just dont want to make property and want to use that form in script. This is how you do it:

FormList MyFormlistForm = Game.GetFormFromFile(0x0000F99, "MyCoolMod.esp") as FormList

If MyFormListForm
 MyFormListForm.AddForm(MyCoolForm)
Endif

But properties are more efficient and faster

Edit: I read your question again and clearly you dont want what I have answered, but I will leave it just in case someone wants something like this.

Edited December 19, 2017 by shavkacagarikia

[dagobaking]

 

From the syntax its tough to figure out what outcome you are trying to achieve ... if you are looking for an array of forms, try something like this:

FormList[] ArrayofForms = new Formlist[0]
ArrayofForms.Add(pSKK_WEAPList) 
ArrayofForms.Add(pSKK_OMODList)
ArrayofForms.Add(pSKK_AMMOList) 
Int iCount = ArrayofForms.Length 

If you are wanting to simply add forms to another form:

FormList MasterForm
MasterForm.Add(pSKK_WEAPList)
MasterForm.Add(pSKK_OMODList)
MasterForm.Add(pSKK_AMMOList) 
Int iCount = MasterForm.GetSize()

 

Thank you. My example was misleading. I am not trying to create an array of FormLists.

 

I'm trying to simply populate a FormList that wasn't created as a property. So:

FormList myList

Function addToList(Form myForm)
   myList.Add(myForm)
   Debug.Notification(myList.GetSize())
EndFunction

That results in a "0" notification when the addToList function is ran. But, if I set "myList" up as a property, it works.

 

I was guessing that maybe I needed to instantiate the FormList like an array first. But, maybe what I'm trying to do is not possible at all in Papyrus. Maybe the engine needs to allocate space for it via a property...?

 

The syntax would be:

 

FormList[] list = new FormList[0]

 

but if that works at all it would be a formlist of nested formlists, aka a multi array. I do that a lot from CK, but not in script from scratch.

 

If you just want a formlist declared by script, it would be:

 

FormList list

 

Guess it depends on what architecture you need.

 

Edit: Ninja'd. I didn't see any answers when I replied.

 

Thank you.

 

I initially tried it that way "FormList list". But, adding forms to that list didn't change the size of the list. When I change it to a property and set it up in CK, it then works...

 

Just like guys suggested before me, but in case you have formlist form made and just dont want to make property and want to use that form in script. This is how you do it:

 

FormList MyFormlistForm = Game.GetFormFromFile(0x0000F99, "MyCoolMod.esp") as FormList

If MyFormListForm
 MyFormListForm.AddForm(MyCoolForm)
Endif

But properties are more efficient and faster

 

Edit: I read your question again and clearly you dont want what I have answered, but I will leave it just in case someone wants something like this.

 

Thank you.

 

I think that would work. But, I'm trying to avoid having a CK FormList at all. I'm wanting to decouple the data side of this mod from CK as much as possible.

[ThoraldGM]

 

I'm wanting to decouple the data side of this mod from CK as much as possible.

 

Any reason in particular? I work with FormLists frequently so want to make sure I'm not missing something useful.

 

Also, if not already aware, you should know AddForm adds/prefixes at index 0 every time instead of appending. I flipped a few tables over this until I realized what was happening. See lines 107, 155, 225: https://pastebin.com/mSH8pJ6L

        i = 6   ; IMPORTANT: AddForm adds every new element at index ZERO! So add forms BACKWARDS to match globals list!
       
        While i >= 0
            pDCS_Flst_Outfit_XautomatronX.AddForm(AutomatronOutfits[i] as Form)
            i -= 1
        EndWhile
       
        If pDCS_Global_DevTracking.GetValue() == 1
            Debug.Notification("DCS: Automatron handled.")
        EndIf
 

[dagobaking]

 

 

I'm wanting to decouple the data side of this mod from CK as much as possible.

 

Any reason in particular? I work with FormLists frequently so want to make sure I'm not missing something useful.

 

Also, if not already aware, you should know AddForm adds/prefixes at index 0 every time instead of appending. I flipped a few tables over this until I realized what was happening. See lines 107, 155, 225: https://pastebin.com/mSH8pJ6L

        i = 6   ; IMPORTANT: AddForm adds every new element at index ZERO! So add forms BACKWARDS to match globals list!
       
        While i >= 0
            pDCS_Flst_Outfit_XautomatronX.AddForm(AutomatronOutfits[i] as Form)
            i -= 1
        EndWhile
       
        If pDCS_Global_DevTracking.GetValue() == 1
            Debug.Notification("DCS: Automatron handled.")
        EndIf
 

 

My mod uses lists/data from xml files so that it can be expanded with modules without having to change the main mods files.

 

That may be possible in some way with Papyrus/CK only. But, I found it very unwieldy.

 

In the case of this list, to be honest, I'm just being a perfectionist. It is actually decoupled enough because I can still populate the list with data from the xml. Just, as a pattern, I'm avoiding entanglements with CK references as much as possible.

 

Thank you for the note about the add order. The formlists I'm using so far don't need a particular order. But, I could see myself easily getting hung up by that later.