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level32
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9 years ago

Content Meta-Data ContenType int or string

ContenType

The docs says it's a string but it returns an int. Is there a nice way to map these values? 


    testContent = CreateObject("RoSGNode", "ContentNode")
    testcontent.ContentType = "movie"
    print "testContent.ContenType " ; testContent.ContentType
    'result: testContent.ContenType 1


So when I do: 


    if  testContent.ContentType = "movie"
        print "Worked"
    else
        print "didn't work"
    end if


It doesn't compare properly. I'm guessing it's an Enum of sorts?
Like: 

    { 
        "NotSet"  :  0, 
        "movie"   :  1,
        "series"  :  2,
        "season"  :  3,
        "episode" :  4,
        "audio"   :  5 
    }


If so, can we access it by name somehow?
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  • level32's avatar
    level32
    Visitor
    9 years ago
    I had to resort to making my own array. If someone knows a better solution, please let me know. 


    Function Const() As Object

        this = m.instance
        
        if this = invalid
            this = CreateObject("roAssociativeArray")
            this.ContentType = { 
                "NOTSET"  : 0, 
                "MOVIE"   : 1,
                "SERIES"  : 2,
                "SEASON"  : 3,
                "EPISODE" : 4,
                "AUDIO"   : 5 
             }
            
           this.ContentTypeName = [
              "NOTSET", 
              "MOVIE",
              "SERIES",
              "SEASON",
              "EPISODE",
              "AUDIO"
           ]
                  
           m.instance = this
           
       end if
       
       return this
    End Function


    Then I call it like this: 


     testContent = CreateObject("RoSGNode", "ContentNode")
     testcontent.ContentType = "movie"
     print "testContent.ContenType " ; Const().ContentTypeName[testContent.ContentType]
     'result: testContent.ContenType MOVIE
  • EnTerr's avatar
    EnTerr
    Roku Guru
    9 years ago
    Clearly a bug, it seems! If it's a string-in, should be string-out. (under extended GIGO doctrine :mrgreen: )

    Someone @Roku should respond.
    Be prepared that when/if they fix it, it will suddenly start returning strings and your current code stop working.

    Btw, equivalent but easier and faster would be doing `this = { }` instead of `this = CreateObject("roAssociativeArray")`
  • level32's avatar
    level32
    Visitor
    9 years ago
    I have other things in my Const class, hence the roAssociativeArray.
    I'm actually going to use a custom contentType to avoid future problems. 


    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    <!DOCTYPE xml>
     
    <component name="MovieGridItemData" extends="ContentNode">
    <interface>
        <field id="itemType" type="integer" />
    </interface>
    </component>
  • EnTerr's avatar
    EnTerr
    Roku Guru
    9 years ago
    "level32" wrote:
    I have other things in my Const class, hence the roAssociativeArray.

    BrightScript Debugger> ? type({})
    roAssociativeArray