aatc_funcpointer

aatc_funcpointer is used to pass a function name from script to host. It is a ref object. Right now its only used by vector::sort and list::sort, but you can use it for whatever you like. Right now container template specializations cant be sorted with a function pointer.

aatc_funcpointer script interface:

class aatc_funcpointer{
    //default constructor
    aatc_funcpointer();
    
    bool ready;
    bool is_thiscall;
    string funcname;
    
    //set to global function
    bool Set(string funcname);
    //set to method of an object, object must be passed in a handle, not a value
    bool Set(string funcname, ?&in any_object);
    
    //used to call the function from script, you cant set any parameters from script side yet.
    void Call();
};

Examples

Example of sorting a vector with a global function:

class Material{
    string name;
    Material(string _name){
        name = _name;
    }
};

int global_comp(Material &in lhs,Material &in rhs){
    if(lhs.name < rhs.name){return -1;}
    if(lhs.name > rhs.name){return 1;}
    return 0;
}

void main(){
    vector<Material> cont;
    cont.push_back(Material("stone"));
    cont.push_back(Material("wood"));
    cont.push_back(Material("aluminium"));
        
    aatc_funcpointer func;
    func.Set("global_comp");
    
    cont.sort(func);
    
    for(vector_iterator<Material> it(@cont);it++;){
        Print("content = "+it.current().name);
    }
}

Prints:

content = aluminium
content = stone
content = wood

Example of sorting a list with a method:

class Material{
    string name;
    Material(string _name){
        name = _name;
    }
};

class Comparizorr{
    int method_comp(Material &in lhs,Material &in rhs){
        if(lhs.name < rhs.name){return -1;}
        if(lhs.name > rhs.name){return 1;}
        return 0;
    }
}

void main(){
    list<Material> cont;
    cont.push_back(Material("hard rock"));
    cont.push_back(Material("heavy metal"));
    cont.push_back(Material("black metal"));
        
    Comparizorr compa;
    
    aatc_funcpointer func;
    func.Set("method_comp",@compa);//remember that @@@
    
    cont.sort(func);
    
    for(list_iterator<Material> it(@cont);it++;){
        Print("content = "+it.current().name);
    }
}

Prints:

content = black metal
content = hard rock
content = heavy metal