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userData
Syntax
member(whichCastmember).model(whichModel).userData
member(whichCastmember).light(whichLight).userData
member(whichCastmember).camera(whichCamera).userData
member(whichCastmember).group(whichCamera).userData
Description
3D property; returns the userData property list of a model, group, camera, or light. The default
value of this property for an object that was created outside of Director is a list of all the
properties that were assigned to the model’s
userData property in the 3D modeling tool. The
default value of this property for objects created inside of Director is an empty property list [:],
unless the object was created using any of the clone commands. If a cloning command was used
to create the object then the new object’s
userData property defaults to a value equal to that of
the original source object.
To modify the elements of this list you must use the
addProp and deleteProp commands
documented in the main Lingo Dictionary.
Examples
This statement displays the userData property of the model named New Body:
put member("Car").model("New Body").userData
-- [#driver: "Bob", #damage: 34]
This statement adds the property #health with the value 100 to the userData property list for
the model named Player:
member(“scene”).model(“Player”).userData.addProp(#health,100)
userName
Syntax
the userName
Description
Movie property; a string containing the user name entered when Director was installed.
This property is available in the authoring environment only. It could be used in a movie in a
window (MIAW) tool that is personalized to show the user’s information.
Example
The following handler places the user’s name and serial number in a display field when the
window is opened. (A movie script in the MIAW is a good location for this handler.)
on prepareMovie
displayString = the userName
put RETURN&the organizationName after displayString
put RETURN&the serialNumber after displayString
member("User Info").text = displayString
end
See also
organizationName, serialNumber, window