multiple object instances with javascript

foobert

is there a way to actually create an on "bang" without deleting the other instances? meaning: can i create more than one object with javascript?
i tried this javascript code, but it replaces the previously drawn object with a new one.
any ideas?

function bang()
{

// generate a random text
var text = "";
var possible = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789";
for( var i=0; i < 5; i++ ) text += possible.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random() * possible.length));
var randomnumber=Math.floor(Math.random()*999999);

var mywidget[randomnumber] = new JitterObject("jit.gl.gridshape","jgm2");
mywidget[randomnumber].shape = "cube";
mywidget[randomnumber].lighting_enable = 1;
mywidget[randomnumber].smooth_shading = 1;
mywidget[randomnumber].scale = [6,6,6];
mywidget[randomnumber].color = [1,1,1,0.5] ;
mywidget[randomnumber].blend_enable = 1;
mywidget[randomnumber].position = [1,1,1];
mywidget[randomnumber].name = text;

mywidget[randomnumber].lighting_enable=1;
mywidget[randomnumber].blend_enable=1;
mywidget[randomnumber].smooth_shading=1;
mywidget[randomnumber].depth_enable=1;
mywidget[randomnumber].material="mtl";
mywidget[randomnumber].cull_face=1;

var x[randomnumber]= new JitterObject("jit.phys.body");
x[randomnumber].shape="cube";
x[randomnumber].targetname = text;
x[randomnumber].scale = [6,6,6];
x[randomnumber].worldname ="foobert";
}

foobert

*bump*
is this really not possible with max6?

Rob Ramirez

i think your javascript is not correct.
shouldn't you be declaring your arrays like this?
var mywidget = new Array();
mywidget[randomnumber] = new JitterObject
....

DiGiTaLFX

How about this? I can't see what your code is doing without the rest of the patch but I think this should do what you want :)

var mywidget = new Array();
var x= new Array();

function bang()
{
    // generate a random text
    var text = "";
    var possible = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789";
    for( var i=0; i < 5; i++ ) text += possible.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random() * possible.length));
    var randomnumber=Math.floor(Math.random()*999999);

    var widget = new JitterObject("jit.gl.gridshape","jgm2");
    widget.shape = "cube";
    widget.lighting_enable = 1;
    widget.smooth_shading = 1;
    widget.scale = [6,6,6];
    widget.color = [1,1,1,0.5] ;
    widget.blend_enable = 1;
    widget.position = [1,1,1];
    widget.name = text;

    widget.lighting_enable=1;
    widget.blend_enable=1;
    widget.smooth_shading=1;
    widget.depth_enable=1;
    widget.material="mtl";
    widget.cull_face=1;

    var xt= new JitterObject("jit.phys.body");
    xt.shape="cube";
    xt.targetname = text;
    xt.scale = [6,6,6];
    xt.worldname ="foobert";

    // adds the newly created objects to the ends of the arrays
    mywidget.push(widget);
    x.push(xt);

    // removes the object at the start of the arrays if outside of your 'randomnumber' limit
    if (mywidget.length > 999999)
        {
            mywiget.shift();
            x.shift();            // assuming that these arrays are only altered here it is fine to remove the elements from this one in the same block
        }
}