Module guih.manipulators
Manipulators used for copying cutting and pasting objects
Functions
| object.kill () | compleatly kills/removes an object |
| object.get_position () | returns the positioning data of an object if it has any |
| object.replicate (new_name) | makes a copy of the object with a new name |
| object.isolate () | makes an isolated copy object wihnout adding it to the gui |
| object.cut () | removes the object from the gui and gives you a handle to manipulate it |
| put_in_handle.parse ([name]) | puts the object into the gui under the same or a new name |
| put_in_handle.get () | returns a reference to the object in memory so you can modify it wihnout inserting it into the gui |
| put_in_handle.clear () | compleatly destroys the saved object |
Functions
- object.kill ()
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compleatly kills/removes an object
Returns:
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boolean
whether was this operation successful or not
- object.get_position ()
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returns the positioning data of an object if it has any
Returns:
-
table
positioning data of the object
- object.replicate (new_name)
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makes a copy of the object with a new name
Parameters:
- new_name string new name for the duplicate object
Returns:
-
guih.object
returns the duplicate object
- object.isolate ()
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makes an isolated copy object wihnout adding it to the gui
Returns:
-
put_in_handle
a handle used to work with the isolated object
- object.cut ()
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removes the object from the gui and gives you a handle to manipulate it
Returns:
-
put_in_handle
a handle used to work with the isolated object
- put_in_handle.parse ([name])
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puts the object into the gui under the same or a new name
Parameters:
- name string optional new name for the object (optional)
Returns:
-
refference to the object in the gui or false
- put_in_handle.get ()
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returns a reference to the object in memory
so you can modify it wihnout inserting it into the gui
Returns:
-
object_reference
the reference to the object upvalue
- put_in_handle.clear ()
- compleatly destroys the saved object