Translating some XML into LUA - what did I miss...

kerrang · 09-07-08, 07:18 PM

Before I had this XML - I didn't write it myself but it worked 100% perfectly...

Code:

	<Frame name="OW_secureFrames" hidden="true" virtual="true" inherits="SecureActionButtonTemplate" parent="UIParent"/>
	
	<Button name="OW_BuffFrame" hidden="false" inherits="OW_secureFrames" enableMouse="true">
		<Scripts>
			<OnLoad>
				this:RegisterForClicks("AnyUp")
			</OnLoad>
			<PreClick>
                             -- lots of preclick code here
	 		</PreClick>
			<PostClick>
                             -- lots of postclick code here
			</PostClick>
		</Scripts>
	</Button>

I translated it into LUA as follows

Code:

function OW_preclick(self)
  -- same preclick code except 'this' is replaced with 'self'
end

function OW_postclick(self)
  -- same postclick code except 'this' is replaced with 'self'
end

local secureFrame = CreateFrame("Frame","OW_secureFrames",UIParent,"SecureActionButtonTemplate")
local secureButton = CreateFrame("Button","OW_BuffFrame",nil,secureFrame)
secureButton:RegisterForClicks("AnyUp")
secureButton:SetScript("PreClick",OW_preclick)
secureButton:SetScript("PostClick",OW_postclick)

The button is bound to the mousewheel - and the LUA version works perfectly EXCEPT that the button isn't "clicked"

The preclick and postclick both fire - their results (setting attributes) are EXACTLY the same - but the button never 'clicks' (e.g. does the actions which are being setup in the preclick)...

What did I miss????

kerrang · 09-07-08, 07:30 PM

To answer my own question again

I removed the "secureFrame = ..." line and changed the next line to read

Code:

local secureButton = CreateFrame("Button","OW_BuffFrame",nil,"SecureActionButtonTemplate")

NO idea why that works and the other didn't but I live and learn