Set the object handle?

Hi!

I want to set the startvalue of the object for-loop to a specific value. Can it be possible? My idea was like this example-code:

//This while-loop jumps over the first chapter
   gobj_SSF = first(gobj_SSF);       //make sure, that the first line is pointed to
   gobj_SSF = next(gobj_SSF);       //go one object further
   while(level(gobj_SSF) > 1)
   {
       gobj_SSF = next(gobj_SSF);
       gobj_tmp = gobj_SSF;
   }

//This for-loop iterates over alle objects and writes in specific .txt-file
   for gobj_SSF in gmod_SSF do
   {
       //Debug
       print "for-loop" identifier(gobj_SSF) "\n";
       gobj_SSF = gobj_tmp;
       //Debug
       print "for-loop" identifier(gobj_SSF) "\n";

       ident = identifier(gobj_SSF) "$$";
       statusHarmonisierung = gobj_SSF."Status Harmonisierung""" "$$";
       statusHarmonisierung = gobj_SSF."Status Harmonisierung""" "$$";
       objectHeading = gobj_SSF."Object Heading""" "$$";
       objectText = gobj_SSF."Object Text""" "$$";
       typ = gobj_SSF."Typ""" "$$";
       aenderungsStatus = gobj_SSF."Änderungsstatus""" "$$";
       aenderungsBemerkung = gobj_SSF."Änderungsbemerkung""";
       objectLevel = level(gobj_SSF);

       concatenatedAttributeLine = "§§" ident statusHarmonisierung objectHeading objectText typ aenderungsStatus aenderungsBemerkung "&&" "\n\n\n";   //§§ = startsymbol, $$ = Trennung von Attributen, && = endsymbol
       output << concatenatedAttributeLine;   //Write output-String in .txt-file
   }

The problem is, that the object handle will be reset. Can anyone help me?

tobi_mehrl - Mon Dec 15 03:30:43 EST 2014

Re: Set the object handle?
Mathias Mamsch - Mon Dec 15 04:38:59 EST 2014

You cannot do that in a "for ... in ... do" loop. But of cause you can check for a flag:

bLoop = false; 
for gobj_SSF in gmod_SSF do
    {
        // Start looping after reaching gobj_tmp  
        if (gobj_SFF == gobj_tmp) bLoop = true;   
        if (!bLoop) continue;
        ...

For more complicated situations you might want to put the objects in a skip list first, maybe in multiple looping passes, and then iterate over the skip list. Regards, Mathias

Re: Set the object handle?
tobi_mehrl - Mon Dec 15 05:36:59 EST 2014

Thanks for your answer.

Is there are a option to iterate only over one specific chapter?

In my Module I have 3 chapter, from which chapter I only need chapter 2...

Re: Set the object handle?
llandale - Mon Dec 15 14:25:48 EST 2014

Mathias Mamsch - Mon Dec 15 04:38:59 EST 2014

You cannot do that in a "for ... in ... do" loop. But of cause you can check for a flag:

bLoop = false; 
for gobj_SSF in gmod_SSF do
    {
        // Start looping after reaching gobj_tmp  
        if (gobj_SFF == gobj_tmp) bLoop = true;   
        if (!bLoop) continue;
        ...

For more complicated situations you might want to put the objects in a skip list first, maybe in multiple looping passes, and then iterate over the skip list. Regards, Mathias

.. and stop when you get to chapter 3. At top:

if (bLoop and level(gobj_SSF) == 1) then break

Or, if you KNOW it is chapter "2", do this instead:

if (number(gobj_SSF)[0:1] != "2.") then continue

-Louie