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[zimberzimber]

So it needs to be stereo?

[minmay]

Sounds NEVER need to be stereo. But 3D sounds CANNOT be stereo. 2D sounds can be stereo or mono.

[THOM]

is there a way to ask if a socket holds NOT a specific item?

I have 4 sockets. several doors have to open if the combination of gems in them is right.

so what works well is

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function socketContains(socket, item)
   for _,i in socket:contents() do
      	if i.go.name == item then return true
	end
   end
end

function checkSockets()
	if 	socketContains(gem_socket_A.socket, "green_gem") and
		   socketContains(gem_socket_B.socket, "green_gem")
		then
		waterwall_6.controller:deactivate()
		else
		waterwall_6.controller:activate()
	end
end

But now I have to check if socketA has a gem, socketB has a gem, socketC has everything but not a gem, socketD has everything but not a gem.

Is there a way to deny the query?

[THOM]

concerning to my previous post: it seems there is nothing like an "if not" command, right?

[Zo Kath Ra]

concerning to my previous post: it seems there is nothing like an "if not" command, right?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=lua+if+not

[Isaac]

concerning to my previous post: it seems there is nothing like an "if not" command, right?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1165 ... hat-in-lua
http://www.troubleshooters.com/codecorn/lua/luaif.htm

[THOM]

found out, this works

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if socketContains(gem_socket_A.socket, "green_gem") then
   if not socketContains(gem_socket_B.socket, "green_gem") and
   not socketContains(gem_socket_C.socket, "green_gem") and
   not socketContains(gem_socket_D.socket, "green_gem") 
then

[Hei&Yin]

Is it possible to make a ControllerComponent where you can add connectors, without scripting, inside the editor?

Have tried to use Component:addConnector(event, target, action) in a few ways without results.
Done a workaround using a LeverComponent for now.

[minmay]

Is it possible to make a ControllerComponent where you can add connectors, without scripting, inside the editor?

Have tried to use Component:addConnector(event, target, action) in a few ways without results.
Done a workaround using a LeverComponent for now.

I have no idea what you are actually asking here. When you add a connector to a component, that component needs to have a corresponding event to trigger the connector. For example, LeverComponent has an onActivate event. When it calls its onActivate hook, it will also call any onActivate connectors that it has.
When a connector is triggered, it tries to find the target entity, and if successful, calls the action function in the component of that entity named "controller". For example, door objects have a ControllerComponent named "controller" with onOpen, onClose, and onToggle hooks, so the action can be "open", "close", or "toggle". script_entity objects have a ScriptControllerComponent named "controller" which can see all public functions defined in the object's ScriptComponent named "script", so if you define a function called "moo" in that ScriptComponent, a connector with that object as its target can use "moo" as an action.

[Isaac]

Is it possible to make a ControllerComponent where you can add connectors, without scripting, inside the editor?

Have tried to use Component:addConnector(event, target, action) in a few ways without results.
Done a workaround using a LeverComponent for now.

I have no idea what you are actually asking here.

Sounds like Hei&Yin is looking for a node editor after a fashion... similar to Kismet/trueSpace/Blender logic & node material editors.
Visual scripting via the GUI.

@Hei&Yin: That doesn't exist in the editor; except as seen in the connector UI for triggers and teleporters. It could be a neat feature to add, but probably more work than it's worth. It's far easier to spend a day learning the basics of the task using script; unless you have a specific reason that demands a scriptless GUI?