Scanning tooltip missing 9th line

necroskillz · 01-01-15, 10:45 AM

Hi,

I can't figure out this issue i have with hidden scanning tooltip. I use standard code to initialize it:

Code:

    local scanningTooltip = CreateFrame("GameTooltip", "StatWeightScore_ScanningTooltip", nil, "GameTooltipTemplate");
    scanningTooltip:AddFontStrings(
        scanningTooltip:CreateFontString("$parentTextLeft1", nil, "GameTooltipText"),
        scanningTooltip:CreateFontString("$parentTextRight1", nil, "GameTooltipText"));

then i Populate it with an item link

Code:

    local scanningTooltip = StatWeightScore_ScanningTooltip;
    scanningTooltip:SetOwner(WorldFrame, "ANCHOR_NONE");
    scanningTooltip:SetHyperlink(link);

then iterate over lines:

Code:

    for l = 1,tooltip:NumLines() do
        local tooltipText = getglobal(tooltip:GetName().."TextLeft"..l);
    end

for the 9th line the tooltip text is nil.

when i show the tooltip in game, it's cut off at 9th line (8th line is empty string in this case):

however the code above can read 10th and lines after it fine. only the 9th is missing.

any insight is appreciated.

Phanx · 01-01-15, 10:49 AM

If you inherit from the GameTooltipTemplate you do not need to manually add fontstrings. I'm not sure if that's what's causing your problem, but removing that would be the first thing I'd try.

necroskillz · 01-01-15, 11:28 AM

that was indeed the issue, thx man <3

Talyrius · 01-01-15, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by necroskillz

Code:

    for l = 1,tooltip:NumLines() do
        local tooltipText = getglobal(tooltip:GetName().."TextLeft"..l);
    end

Don't use getglobal(). It has long since been deprecated. Instead, do this:

Code:

    for l = 1,tooltip:NumLines() do
        local tooltipText = _G[tooltip:GetName().."TextLeft"..l];
    end