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SignOfDoom

08-12-10 09:34 AM

my addon does nothing

hi
at first i have to say that this is the first addon i create do dnt expect to much.

i have this code

Code:

frame = CreateFrame("Frame")

frame:RegisterEvent("CHAT_MSG_LOOT")



function frame:OnEvent(event, ...)

        if event == "CHAT_MSG_LOOT" then

                print("juhu")

        end

end



frame:SetScript("OnEvent", frame.OnEvent)

in my addon but ingame nothing happens. can anybody say me what i am doing wrong?

xConStruct

08-12-10 09:49 AM

Code looks correct to me. Could you please post your .toc-file?

yj589794

08-12-10 09:54 AM

you should make frame local

Code:

local frame = CreateFrame("Frame")

It won't make your addon run, but it will stop you injecting a commonly named item into the global namespace.

cloudwolf

08-12-10 10:39 AM

frame:Onevent is different than frame.onevent. your not calling your function. Also please use less generic names. Also PLEASE localize your variables. By having a global like that floating in name space you could break more than just your own addon.

SignOfDoom

08-12-10 11:31 AM

i changed my code to that:

Code:

local tracker = CreateFrame("Frame")

tracker:RegisterEvent("CHAT_MSG_LOOT")



local function Looten(event, ...)

        if event == "CHAT_MSG_LOOT" then

                print("it works")

        end

end



tracker:SetScript("OnEvent", Looten)

but still nothing happens

dr_AllCOM3

08-12-10 11:36 AM

Try ChatFrame1:AddMessage() instead of print().

xConStruct

08-12-10 11:37 AM

print() should do fine normally.

But this time you need to explicitly add "self" to the function, because you removed the "frame:" (which acts as 'self').

Code:

local tracker = CreateFrame("Frame")

tracker:RegisterEvent("CHAT_MSG_LOOT")



local function Looten(self, event, ...)

        if event == "CHAT_MSG_LOOT" then

                print("it works")

        end

end



tracker:SetScript("OnEvent", Looten)

Still, if it doesn't work, please post your .toc-file! Or add a print("test") to the top of your file to see if it gets loaded at all.

SignOfDoom

08-12-10 11:44 AM

im so stupid -.-
it works now. it was the toc file ^^
thank you very much

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