Script: Make DialogEx return any value. (table, function, string, thread, ...)

[Sakuya]

Here's a little script that you may find incredibly useful. (Requires AMS 7.5)

DialogEx._Show = DialogEx.Show;
DialogEx._Close = DialogEx.Close;

function DialogEx.Show(szDialogName, blParentCoordinates, intX, intY)
	assert(type(szDialogName) == "string", "Argument 1 must be of type string.");
	
	if not (blParentCoordinates) then
		blParentCoordinates = false;
	end
	
	local modalReturn = DialogEx._Show(szDialogName, blParentCoordinates, intX, intY);
	
	if (modalReturn == 1001) then
		local vtReturn = DialogEx._Return;
		DialogEx._Return = nil;
		return vtReturn;
	else
		return modalReturn;
	end
end

function DialogEx.Close(vtValue)
	DialogEx._Return = vtValue;
	DialogEx._Close(1001);
end

This script will allow you to use DialogEx.Close with any type of argument meaning if you did something like:

value = DialogEx.Show("Dialog1");

DialogEx.Close("Hello!");

value would be set to "Hello!".

[arb]

Your right it is useful, nice trick; but you mention it late cause i just finished my current project that used lot of dialogs and i used global vriables for those :lol

Actually you recreate the Dialog.Show function.

Thank you

[Imagine Programming]

Nice one Sakuya :yes Thanks.

[sermak]

I will ask you, if you can put a example.. because, i think this interesting, but i dont understand very well, what do.. XD