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Transmitting a Vector between prims
Bret Hornet
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06-13-2005 21:28
edit: looks like you just use .x, .y, and .z... I've got to read the wiki closer.

Is there a way to turn a vector or a rotation type into a string so it can be sent to another prim? Putting it directly in llSay causes a type mismatch. Is there anyway to read the individual elements of a vector and convert them to a string? Is there a better way to send non-string data between objects?
Seagel Neville
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06-13-2005 21:46
Do you want typecast ?
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Jeffrey Gomez
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06-13-2005 22:01
Sounds like it, Just use (type here) before the variable name to typecast it.

CODE
vector like_so = <0,0,1>;

llSay(0,(string)like_so);
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Kyrah Abattoir
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06-14-2005 01:49
sound like another monster ship builder ^^
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Rhysling Greenacre
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06-14-2005 17:56
does

vector xyz = (vector)"<1,2,3>";

unstring it?
Catherine Omega
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06-14-2005 18:14
From: Rhysling Greenacre
does

vector xyz = (vector)"<1,2,3>";

unstring it?
Yes, that will convert a string back to a vector, but remember, if you do this:

vector foo = <1,2,3>;
string bar = (string)foo;

Then "foo" will still be a vector, <1,2,3>. (I'm pretty sure you're not trying to do this, but I just wanted to make sure.)
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Strife Onizuka
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06-14-2005 20:29
if accuracy is a must (you need more then 6 decimal places) then you will want to encode or encapsulate the floats.
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