RE: [pbmserv-dev] Determine if submit mode in PrintBoardAs

[John Williams <williams@morinda.com>]

I don't think Richard will object to that change.  I can do it for you if
you like, but let's wait until after he gets back from his current
business trip at least.

~ John Williams


On Thu, 16 May 2002, Bob Lafleur wrote:

> Good idea... But it doesn't quite work. I tried making a PrintAs(...) in
> my game class, setting the flag if appropriate, calling the
> Game::PrintAs(), then resetting the flag. But my game's PrintAs() never
> gets called because the Game::PrintAs() is not defined as virtual. I
> tried changing my local Game::PrintAs() definition to virtual, and that
> resolved it, but unless Richard is willing to change his definition...
> Or is there another way I can define my PrintAs() to take precedence
> without having Game::PrintAs() defined virtual? Thanks.
>
>    - Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of John Williams
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> Subject: Re: [pbmserv-dev] Determine if submit mode in PrintBoardAs
>
>
> You could try overloading Submit() or PrintAs() and do this:
>
>   private_variable = type;     // put the type where the whole object
> can see it
>   Game::PrintAs(...);          // call the parent function.
>   private_variable = 0;        // reset the type
>
>
> ~ John Williams
>
>
> On Thu, 16 May 2002, Bob Lafleur wrote:
>
> > I would like to know if my game's PrintBoardAs is printing a board
> > with a submitted move. Unfortunately, the type doesn't get passed to
> > PrintBoardAs. I did try using submit.Count() to determine if a move is
>
> > submitted. This more or less works, but if a player submits a move
> > that results in an error,
> > submit.Count() remains true, so if the player does a showas, the game
> still
> > thinks a move is submitted.
> >
> > Any other suggestions?
> >
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