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Target subframe within main frame

Hello! So i am wondering how i can target the subframe that lies within a mainframe? I am making a group box sort of where the main window is just the window where the group members lies inside.

This is how it looks: https://gyazo.com/1bf04b61fb48f560429fadf1f944f10e

How can i target the frame with the name "Lwarlock"?

How my code is built

Lua Code:

local mainWindow = CreateFrame("Frame", "DragFrame", UIParent) -- The main window (Orange color)
    
    local subFrame = CreateFrame("Frame", "SUBFRAME", UIParent)
    local texture = subFrame:CreateTexture("ARTWORK")
    local fontString = subFrame:CreateFontString(nil. "OVERLAY", "GameFontNormal")
 
    subFrame:SetPoint("TOP", mainWindow, "TOP", 0,0)

A general way how the code looks. That is the way i add the subframe to the main frame anyways. Sub frames are going to be added and removed left and right in this program so this is why i cant use a frame:SetScript("OnMouseDown") event. That is what i think atleast, i have this subframe creation code inside a function that will be called pretty often so! Any tips? Kind Regards

Something to look at and play with. A function to uniformly create all sub-frames (buttons in this case) with the return value being stored in a table attached to the main frame. Not the only way.

Lua Code:

local function CreateSubFrame(self)
    local f = CreateFrame("Button", "$parentSUBFRAME"..#self.SubFrames+1, self)
    f:SetSize(self:GetSize())
    f.texture = f:CreateTexture("ARTWORK")
    f.texture:SetAllPoints()
    f.texture:SetTexture("Interface/BUTTONS/WHITE8X8")
    f.texture:SetVertexColor(0.3, 0.3, 0.3, 0.5)
    f.text = f:CreateFontString(nil, "OVERLAY", "GameFontNormal")
    f.text:SetPoint("CENTER")
    f.text:SetText(f:GetName())
    local p
    if #self.SubFrames == 0 then
        p = self
    else
        p = self.SubFrames[#self.SubFrames]
    end
    f:SetPoint("TOP", p, "BOTTOM", 0, -5)
    f:SetScript("OnEnter", function(self)
        f.texture:SetVertexColor(0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.5)
    end)
    f:SetScript("OnLeave", function(self)
        f.texture:SetVertexColor(0.3, 0.3, 0.3, 0.5)
    end)
    f:SetScript("OnClick", function(self)
        print(self:GetName().." Clicked!!!!")
    end)
    return f
end
 
local mainWindow = CreateFrame("Frame", "wille480DragFrame", UIParent) -- The main window (Orange color)
mainWindow:SetSize(200, 20)
mainWindow:SetPoint("CENTER")
mainWindow.SubFrames = {}
 
for i= 1, 5 do
    tinsert(mainWindow.SubFrames, CreateSubFrame(mainWindow))
end

Frame names are global so you should try and make them unique, hence the addition of "wille480" to "DragFrame"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fizzlemizz (Post 331580)

Something to look at and play with. A function to uniformly create all sub-frames (buttons in this case) with the return value being stored in a table attached to the main frame. Not the only way.

Lua Code:

local function CreateSubFrame(self)
    local f = CreateFrame("Button", "$parentSUBFRAME"..#self.SubFrames+1, self)
    f:SetSize(self:GetSize())
    f.texture = f:CreateTexture("ARTWORK")
    f.texture:SetAllPoints()
    f.texture:SetTexture("Interface/BUTTONS/WHITE8X8")
    f.texture:SetVertexColor(0.3, 0.3, 0.3, 0.5)
    f.text = f:CreateFontString(nil, "OVERLAY", "GameFontNormal")
    f.text:SetPoint("CENTER")
    f.text:SetText(f:GetName())
    local p
    if #self.SubFrames == 0 then
        p = self
    else
        p = self.SubFrames[#self.SubFrames]
    end
    f:SetPoint("TOP", p, "BOTTOM", 0, -5)
    f:SetScript("OnEnter", function(self)
        f.texture:SetVertexColor(0.6, 0.6, 0.6, 0.5)
    end)
    f:SetScript("OnLeave", function(self)
        f.texture:SetVertexColor(0.3, 0.3, 0.3, 0.5)
    end)
    f:SetScript("OnClick", function(self)
        print(self:GetName().." Clicked!!!!")
    end)
    return f
end
 
local mainWindow = CreateFrame("Frame", "wille480DragFrame", UIParent) -- The main window (Orange color)
mainWindow:SetSize(200, 20)
mainWindow:SetPoint("CENTER")
mainWindow.SubFrames = {}
 
for i= 1, 5 do
    tinsert(mainWindow.SubFrames, CreateSubFrame(mainWindow))
end

Frame names are global so you should try and make them unique, hence the addition of "wille480" to "DragFrame"

Wow, nice solution! Tweaked it abit for my likeing =) . Appriciate the help, kinda new to addon programming, made an addon before "HelyaAssist" but trying to learn a new skill as university times are short now! ty for help