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| Posted by
| GregS
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| Tue 23 Aug 2005 09:06 PM (UTC) |
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| 1) I'm assuming the ".h" after a file name means header? Are these files just lists of structs and variables for use in other ".c" files?
2) In the file "mud.h" there are structs called "char_morph" and "morph_data". Are these statistics/information about player characters?
3) What is the very first function run when the mud starts?
4) Can anyone break down this statement and tell me exactly what it does?
"typedef void DO_FUN args( ( CHAR_DATA *ch, char *argument ) );"
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| Posted by
| David Haley
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| Reply #1 on Tue 23 Aug 2005 09:30 PM (UTC) |
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| 1) Header files
Yes, .h means header. A header is like a .c file in that everything that can go into a .c file can also go into a .h file. However the convention is that header files declare things for use later on, whereas code files actually define things.
Think of having a Java program where you have a class declaration, with methods, but without implementing the methods; then, later you write another file where you implement all the methods. Whenever you want to use the class in another .c file, you include the header. But the implementation of the methods is separate from the header.
This separation of header and code has its ups and downs...
In any case, the simple answer is that a header is where you put stuff that you want to be visible to many .c files.
2) char_morph, morph_data
I don't know exactly, but I assume these are structures about the player's current morph (shapeshift?) status. Just a guess, though.
3) 'main'
Like in Java, there is a 'main' function. So, if you look for the 'main' function, that's the one that runs when the program begins. It should be in comm.c.
4) function typedef
This is a function typedef, that I mentioned in the other post. It means that DO_FUN is a type name for a function that returns void and takes parameters CHAR_DATA* and char*.
Most typedefs look like this:
typedef [type name] [type alias]
Function typedefs are different in that they look like this:
typedef [return type] [function type alias] [function arguments]
If you are like me and think that the function arguments are part of the function "type", and thus should follow the first scheme, you will find the syntax slightly odd. But in any case, that's what it means... |
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| Posted by
| Dralnu
USA (277 posts) Bio
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| Date
| Reply #2 on Tue 23 Aug 2005 09:50 PM (UTC) |
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| | char_morph and whatnot is for polymorphs (shapeshifting). I don't know if it was ever fully functional, but it has part of the basis at least | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Nick Cash
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| Reply #3 on Wed 24 Aug 2005 01:25 AM (UTC) |
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| | If you were looking for the structs that list the information for players/mobs, go find struct char_data, as this lists a lot of things. Player specific data is found in the pc_data struct. |
~Nick Cash
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