Quick question about datatypes in AutoIt

[Greatwolf]

Hi all,

Can we define our own datatypes for AutoIt? What I'm looking to do is associate multiple values for one variable but can't find anything in the AutoIt help file. I could use an array since the datatypes are probably the same but it won't look as nice. Basically I'm looking for something that would do the equivalent of class and struct in C/C++.

If AutoIt has some language construct to allow for this then I can code like:

$foobar.x = something here

$foobar.y = something here

Rather than code like this which isn't as nice:

$foobar[0] = something here

$foobar[1] = something here

Thanks

Edited January 2, 2007 by Greatwolf

[CoePSX]

You could use DllStructs. They're just the same as C style structs.

[herewasplato]

Edit: It is clear to me now - I don't understand your question.

Welcome to the forum.

Edited January 3, 2007 by herewasplato

[Zedna]

Also look here

Your concept is Object-Oriented syntax which is on NOT Todo list.

[Greatwolf]

Thanks for the reply. I'll check out Dllstructs and see how to use it.

I dunno if what i'm looking for is really object-oriented per say. I mean it doesn't have anything to do with say including member functions or having member scope enforcement inside the datatype. All I'm looking to do here is to find a way to have a datatype be able to have multiple components and also for code readability.

Thanks

[/dev/null]

Thanks for the reply. I'll check out Dllstructs and see how to use it.

I dunno if what i'm looking for is really object-oriented per say. I mean it doesn't have anything to do with say including member functions or having member scope enforcement inside the datatype. All I'm looking to do here is to find a way to have a datatype be able to have multiple components and also for code readability.

Thanks

there are no C-like structures in AutoIT. Just arrays, strings and "numbers".

Cheers

Kurt

[Uten]

Use a COM vbscript collection (Search for ObjCreate). Then you can awoid the array syntax. ptrex also have a tutorial on wsc in scripts that should enable you to use this syntax. The tradeof is that it ain't pure AutoIt anymore

[Richard Robertson]

Simple answer, no. You cannot create datatypes in AutoIt.