I know your name I just need your number

[jazz_e_bob]

I have an actors name stored in a string "creatorName".

How can I use this to read parameters from that actor?

( eg x, y, angle etc )

[jazz_e_bob]

Once again I answer my own question.

( I worked it out while driving to work this morning... )

[ingsan]

May I ask you the same question ?
( I don't drive so I don't know the answer )

[jazz_e_bob]

OK

The answer is "you can't"

but

what you CAN do is make a local variable for each creator property you need.

then

when an actor creates another actor it temporarily stores its properties globally.

On create actor, the child actor reads its parents info from the global store.

Its a little messy but it works.

[ingsan]

All right
Thanks

[makslane]

Use the getClone function:

Actor *myCreator = getclone("creatorName.0" );

[ingsan]

when an actor creates another actor it temporarily stores its properties globally

Jazz, what you want is just " create " another actor. Is he a clone of your former actor ? Then I can understand Maxslane's code. If not, then I don't

[jazz_e_bob]

OK

Thanks for the feedback guys. Ingsan, I will post a demo soon to show what I am trying to achieve here...

GE Rocks!

[jazz_e_bob]

Use the getClone function:

Actor *myCreator = getclone("creatorName.0" );

So now I can use:

Actor *myEnemy = getclone("enemyName.0" );
enemyX = myEnemy->x;
enemyY = myEnemy->y;

???

[makslane]

Sure