Getting data into a frame?

doomie22 · 12-04-09, 07:03 PM

Hi,

I am very new to this so I am really not sure what I am doing yet but here goes.

I am trying to get gold to display in a frame (hoping not to use xml)

Code:

local TotalValue = GetMoney()/10000;
local TGold = tonumber(string.sub(TotalValue,1,-6)) if TGold == nil or TGold == 0 then TGold = "" else TGold = (TGold.."g, ") end
local TSilver = tonumber(string.sub(TotalValue,-4,-3)) if TSilver == nil or TSilver == 0 then TSilver = "" else TSilver = (TSilver.."s, ") end
local TCopper = tonumber(string.sub(TotalValue,-2,-1)) if TCopper == nil or TCopper == 0 then TCopper = "" else TCopper = (TCopper.."c") end

I would like to know how to get this to display in a window (one that will stay there), I just want it to show 1st and nothing more atm.

I can call it with this okay, so I know its working okay.

Code:

DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("You have a total of "..TGold..TSilver..TCopper..".");

Can anyone help please.

Thanks,

Doomie

doomie22 · 12-04-09, 07:33 PM

I have just found this on wowwiki, so I have the 2 things I need so far, just need to find the way to put them together.

Code:

local f = CreateFrame("Frame",nil,Minimap)
f:SetFrameStrata("BACKGROUND")
f:SetWidth(128) -- Set these to whatever height/width is needed 
f:SetHeight(64) -- for your Texture

local t = f:CreateTexture(nil,"BACKGROUND")
t:SetTexture("Interface\\Glues\\CharacterCreate\\UI-CharacterCreate-Factions.blp")
t:SetAllPoints(f)
f.texture = t

f:SetPoint("CENTER",0,-135)
f:Show()

**Seerah** · 12-04-09, 07:42 PM

You need to create a fontstring for your text.

doomie22 · 12-04-09, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by Seerah

You need to create a fontstring for your text.

Not sure what you mean atm (only started messing with addons today, so really new to this)

Looking at wowwiki I can see the following:

FontString:SetText(string text) and text = FontString:GetText();

Are these what I should be looking at?

Thanks,

Doomie

**Seerah** · 12-04-09, 08:15 PM

http://wowprogramming.com/docs/widge...eateFontString
http://wowprogramming.com/docs/widgets/FontString

doomie22 · 12-04-09, 09:07 PM

I have looked at the links and I am now even more confused, does anyone have an example I can look at to try to get my head around please?

**Seerah** · 12-04-09, 09:22 PM

Code:

local f = CreateFrame("Frame", nil, UIParent)
f:SetWidth(128) -- Set these to whatever height/width is needed 
f:SetHeight(64) -- for your Texture
f:SetPoint("CENTER")

local text = f:CreateFontstring(nil, nil, GameFontNormal)  -- you can either inherit from another font object in the game, or manually use text:SetFont("path\\to\\font.ttf", fontsize, "fontflag")
text:SetPoint("CENTER", f)
text:SetText("You have a total of "..TGold..TSilver..TCopper..".")

doomie22 · 12-05-09, 05:38 AM

Originally Posted by Seerah

Code:

local f = CreateFrame("Frame", nil, UIParent)
f:SetWidth(128) -- Set these to whatever height/width is needed 
f:SetHeight(64) -- for your Texture
f:SetPoint("CENTER")

local text = f:CreateFontstring(nil, nil, GameFontNormal)  -- you can either inherit from another font object in the game, or manually use text:SetFont("path\\to\\font.ttf", fontsize, "fontflag")
text:SetPoint("CENTER", f)
text:SetText("You have a total of "..TGold..TSilver..TCopper..".")

I have given this a try but it errors on

local text = f:CreateFontstring(nil, nil, GameFontNormal)

with the following

(*temporary) = "attempt to call method 'CreateFontstring' (a nil value)"

Doomie

Ailae · 12-05-09, 05:50 AM

Think it should be 'CreateFontString' - notice the capital S.

doomie22 · 12-05-09, 06:01 AM

Ty for that, never saw that part.

I now have an issue with the SetText line, get the following

(*temporary) = <unnamed> {
0 = <userdata>
}
(*temporary) = "You have a total of 139g, 99s, 93c."

Sorry to be so dumb with it, but once I have it working infront of me I will be able to understand it and it will sink in