Defining a series of functions in DigitalMicrograph scripting - dm-script

Question

I have a set of functions inside a class that I need to define. Each passes a different value into another function:
void function00(object self, taggroup tg) self.otherfunction(tg,0,0)
void function01(object self, taggroup tg) self.otherfunction(tg,0,1)
void function02(object self, taggroup tg) self.otherfunction(tg,0,2)
void function03(object self, taggroup tg) self.otherfunction(tg,0,3)
void function04(object self, taggroup tg) self.otherfunction(tg,0,4)
I have 100 of these functions and I'd prefer not to define each one separately. Considering the above example I'd like to do something like:
for(number i=0; i<5; i++){
void function0+i(object self, taggroup tg) self.otherfunction(tg,0,i)
}
which doesn't work on it's own. Any suggestions?
For some more context I create a series of check boxes inside 2 for loops with the following:
BOXinsides.DLGAddElement(DLGCreateCheckBox(label,0,"function"+i+j).DLGIdentifier("#function"+i+j))
and I need to define all the functions in some sensible way.

Answer 1

DigitalMicrograph scripting does not allow this type of template code. However, you can solve your problem by linking all checkbox items to the same action-method. The signature of the action method passed in the TagGroup which is the checkbox item itself. You can use this to derive information from it, for example by looking at a checkbox property such as its title:
class myUI : UIframe
{
void generalFunction( object self , tagGroup checkTg )
{
// checkTg is the taggroup of the checkbox which fired the method.
// Use its Title to get back the running value!
string label = checkTg.DLGGetTitle()
Result( "\n label of checkbox:" + label )
number i = val( right( label, len( label ) - 1 ) )
Result( "\n running index:" + i )
}
TagGroup CreateCheckboxes( object self )
{
TagGroup checkboxGroup = DLGCreateGroup()
for ( number i = 0 ; I < 5 ; i++ )
{
checkboxGroup.DLGAddElement( DLGCreateCheckBox( "C" + I , 0 , "generalFunction" ) )
}
return checkboxGroup
}
TagGroup CreateDLGTags( object self )
{
TagGroup dlg, dlgitems
dlg = DLGCreateDialog( "Test" , dlgitems )
dlgitems.DLGAddElement( self.CreateCheckboxes() )
return dlg
}
object Init( object self )
{
return self.super.init( self.CreateDLGTags() )
}
}
// MAIN SCRIPT calling the dialog
{
Object dlg = Alloc(myUI).Init()
dlg.pose()
}
You can also 'attach' information directly to the checkbox. Checkboxes are - as all dialog items - really just specific TagGroup objects to which you can add whatever you like. In the example below, I'm adding an additional tag with a random number:
class myUI : UIframe
{
void generalFunction( object self , tagGroup checkTg )
{
// checkTg is the taggroup of the checkbox which fired the method.
// Use its Title to get back the running value!
string label = checkTg.DLGGetTitle()
Result( "\n label of checkbox:" + label )
number rnd
if ( checkTG.TagGroupGetTagAsNumber( "Random NR", rnd ) )
{
Result( "\n Random number:" + rnd )
}
}
TagGroup CreateCheckboxes( object self )
{
TagGroup checkboxGroup = DLGCreateGroup()
for ( number i = 0; I < 5 ; i++ )
{
TagGroup checkbox = DLGCreateCheckBox( "C" + I , 0 , "generalFunction" )
checkbox.TagGroupSetTagAsNumber( "Random NR", Random() )
checkboxGroup.DLGAddElement( checkbox )
}
return checkboxGroup
}
TagGroup CreateDLGTags( object self )
{
TagGroup dlg, dlgitems
dlg = DLGCreateDialog( "Test" , dlgitems )
dlgitems.DLGAddElement( self.CreateCheckboxes() )
return dlg
}
object Init( object self )
{
return self.super.init( self.CreateDLGTags() )
}
}
// MAIN SCRIPT calling the dialog
{
Object dlg=Alloc(myUI).Init()
dlg.pose()
}