Feature request: eval-like block

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

In JavaScript, you can use the eval function to evaluate code from a string, like this:
eval('var x = 1; var y = x + 2; alert(x+y);');
and this does the exact same as:

var x = 1; 
var y = x + 2;
alert(x+y);

Now, I’m not asking for a block that allows you to execute JavaScript code, because in more ways than one can that be exploited very badly, but I mean a block that allows you to just run other blocks from text. This is what it could look like:

This could be useful for debugging, bypassing drop-down menus that don’t accept text/variables, or (in my current case) when your code should work perfectly fine but is still being stubborn and this is an alternative.

[silvlove]

@jeffreyrb03-gmail
Or yk, a dropdown to choose between all sorts of type-coding and not block coding.

[info-creaticode]

@jeffreyrb03-gmail

It feels like this will not be used by many people. How about we wait until we get at least 10 upvotes for this feature before adding it?

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

@info-creaticode Ok! Thank you!

[Tyller_]

@jeffreyrb03-gmail can I see your code that should be working perfectly fine?

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

@tyller_ It’s in YOUniverse3D, in the sprite “Your avatar handler”. After extensive testing, trying to get a straw hat and glasses for some reason onto the character just wont work.

I skip the first item because I have already added it (the add avatar as player), and then I will obtain information from a table about each avatar item, and then use that information to put that item onto the player, like making the hat stay on his head but it will add, just not stay.

Also, btw, I changed the \n thingie in my parser (in the Your player sprite) to just # because it’s easier

so instead I turned blackwalterwhite#straw-hat#star-glasses into a list with # being the splitter.

right now, they just fell below the world and I have no idea why.

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

@tyller_ but I know for a fact hats work! When I click this code directly:

I get this:

I’m not worried about its positioning

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

@tyller_ Is it possibly that two items are not allowed to be attached to the Head of an avatar character simultaneously, so they just clash and don’t work?

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

@jeffreyrb03-gmail I also need to get all of this avatar stuff figured out before I can even start to implement multiplayer

[Tyller_]

@jeffreyrb03-gmail found it, I checked by copying the block and pasting it into notepad (right click then copy, it copies as text) and when I looked at the field for the body part (the block is
<block xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" type="d3action_d3_attachtobone" colour="#4CAD95ff" id="G=I2:6{4uCuFh~]/t$g}" x="-149.22222222222223" y="658"><value name="BODYPART"><shadow type="d3action_menu_BODYPARTLIST" colour="#4CAD95ff" id="6wbYqs?LX.e:G;C}ph{$"><field name="BODYPARTLIST">neck</field></shadow></value><value name="PARENTNAME"><shadow type="text" colour="#FFFFFFff" id="rFcqk_%u)R%d*H^j#=O*"><field name="TEXT">player</field></shadow></value><value name="SPRITE"><shadow type="d3action_menu_ALLSPRITES" colour="#4CAD95ff" id="h.#6ycyU-?,K_5[P(v1|"><field name="ALLSPRITES">Your player</field></shadow></value><value name="HEIGHT"><shadow type="text" colour="#FFFFFFff" id="eK(osw5sKBwE7skBGH%}"><field name="TEXT">70</field></shadow><block type="data_variable" colour="#FF8C1Aff" id="9-n@%;O|N~@fIc0T%SYU"><field name="VARIABLE" id="YefJTEi/TZB[O43Serh)" variabletype="">CURRENT: TargetHeight</field></block></value></block>
is labeled as neck with lowercase when I tried switching it to neck, I set the variable to “head” and it worked, you have to use lowercase for the bodypart

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

@tyller_ WHAT?!!! So instead of putting Head I had to put head!!!

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

@tyller_ That is really clever! Thanks bro! I would’ve never thought to inspect the XML that makes up the blocks

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

@tyller_ So when u move around with WASD and jump and stuff, the hat stays on his head?

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

@tyller_ I’ve replaced all the Heads with head

time to see if it works!

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

@tyller_ All I need to do is rotate and resize the glasses, and it’s perfect!

Thank you so much

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

@info-creaticode Nevermind, you’re right we don’t need the block anymore, I fixed the issue that caused me to want to suggest this

[Tyller_]

@jeffreyrb03-gmail well the block would still be useful, only issue is making the text actually work

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

@tyller_ oh yeah true mb

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

@tyller_ but if the eval block were introduced, wouldn’t that make your CreatiScript project unnessescary? Because the purpose of your project I think is to run CreatiCode blocks from text, which is exactly what I’m suggesting, since someone could just make a question (in sensing) and then run blocks from text (answer), or make it better with widgets

[silvlove]

@tyller_
Hey Tyler. Off topic, but does your chat room have a reporting system, or do we need to moderate at all times?