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Updated tutorial with a vector of structs example.
Since it wasn't documented and very different from a vector of tables, this has caused a lot of confusion in the past. Change-Id: Iab47c61b55c19abe5c4f25c86d71335a6b6321ca
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@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ the `schema` that defines the template for our monsters:
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color:Color = Blue; // Enum.
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weapons:[Weapon]; // Vector of tables.
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equipped:Equipment; // Union.
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path:[Vec3]; // Vector of structs.
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}
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table Weapon {
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@@ -799,6 +800,70 @@ elements by calling a lambda. For the common case of `std::vector<std::string>`
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there's also `CreateVectorOfStrings`.
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</div>
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Note that vectors of structs are serialized differently from tables, since
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structs are stored in-line in the vector. For example, to create a vector
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for the `path` field above:
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<div class="language-cpp">
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~~~{.cpp}
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Vec3 points[] = { Vec3(1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f), Vec3(4.0f, 5.0f, 6.0f) };
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auto path = fbb.CreateVectorOfStructs(points, 2);
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~~~
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</div>
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<div class="language-java">
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~~~{.java}
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Monster.startPathVector(fbb, 2);
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Vec3.createVec3(builder, 1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f);
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Vec3.createVec3(builder, 4.0f, 5.0f, 6.0f);
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int path = fbb.endVector();
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~~~
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</div>
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<div class="language-csharp">
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~~~{.cs}
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Monster.StartPathVector(fbb, 2);
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Vec3.CreateVec3(builder, 1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f);
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Vec3.CreateVec3(builder, 4.0f, 5.0f, 6.0f);
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var path = fbb.EndVector();
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~~~
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</div>
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<div class="language-go">
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~~~{.go}
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sample.MonsterStartPathVector(builder, 2)
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sample.CreateVec3(builder, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0)
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sample.CreateVec3(builder, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0)
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path := builder.EndVector(2)
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~~~
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</div>
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<div class="language-python">
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~~~{.py}
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MyGame.Example.Monster.MonsterStartPathVector(builder, 2)
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MyGame.Sample.Vec3.CreateVec3(builder, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0)
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MyGame.Sample.Vec3.CreateVec3(builder, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0)
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path = builder.EndVector(2)
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~~~
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</div>
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<div class="language-javascript">
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~~~{.js}
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MyGame.Example.Monster.startPathVector(builder, 2);
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MyGame.Sample.Vec3.createVec3(builder, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0);
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MyGame.Sample.Vec3.createVec3(builder, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0);
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var path = builder.endVector();
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~~~
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</div>
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<div class="language-php">
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~~~{.php}
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\MyGame\Example\Monster::StartPathVector($builder, 2);
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\MyGame\Sample\Vec3::CreateVec3($builder, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0);
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\MyGame\Sample\Vec3::CreateVec3($builder, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0);
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$path = $builder->endVector();
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~~~
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</div>
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<div class="language-c">
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~~~{.c}
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// TBD
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~~~
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</div>
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We have now serialized the non-scalar components of the orc, so we
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can serialize the monster itself:
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@@ -812,7 +877,7 @@ can serialize the monster itself:
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// to set all fields.
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auto orc = CreateMonster(builder, Vec3(1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f), mana, hp, name,
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inventory, Color_Red, weapons, Equipment_Weapon,
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axe.Union());
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axe.Union(), path);
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~~~
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</div>
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<div class="language-java">
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@@ -827,6 +892,7 @@ can serialize the monster itself:
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Monster.addWeapons(builder, weapons);
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Monster.addEquippedType(builder, Equipment.Weapon);
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Monster.addEquipped(builder, axe);
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Monster.addPath(builder, path);
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int orc = Monster.endMonster(builder);
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~~~
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</div>
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@@ -842,6 +908,7 @@ can serialize the monster itself:
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Monster.AddWeapons(builder, weapons);
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Monster.AddEquippedType(builder, Equipment.Weapon);
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Monster.AddEquipped(builder, axe.Value); // Axe
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Monster.AddPath(builder, path);
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var orc = Monster.EndMonster(builder);
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~~~
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</div>
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@@ -857,6 +924,7 @@ can serialize the monster itself:
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sample.MonsterAddWeapons(builder, weapons)
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sample.MonsterAddEquippedType(builder, sample.EquipmentWeapon)
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sample.MonsterAddEquipped(builder, axe)
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sample.MonsterAddPath(builder, path)
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orc := sample.MonsterEnd(builder)
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~~~
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</div>
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@@ -875,6 +943,7 @@ can serialize the monster itself:
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MyGame.Sample.Monster.MonsterAddEquippedType(
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builder, MyGame.Sample.Equipment.Equipment().Weapon)
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MyGame.Sample.Monster.MonsterAddEquipped(builder, axe)
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MyGame.Sample.Monster.MonsterAddPath(builder, path)
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orc = MyGame.Sample.Monster.MonsterEnd(builder)
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~~~
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</div>
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@@ -891,6 +960,7 @@ can serialize the monster itself:
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MyGame.Sample.Monster.addWeapons(builder, weapons);
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MyGame.Sample.Monster.addEquippedType(builder, MyGame.Sample.Equipment.Weapon);
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MyGame.Sample.Monster.addEquipped(builder, axe);
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MyGame.Sample.Monster.addPath(builder, path);
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var orc = MyGame.Sample.Monster.endMonster(builder);
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~~~
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</div>
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@@ -907,6 +977,7 @@ can serialize the monster itself:
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\MyGame\Sample\Monster::AddWeapons($builder, $weapons);
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\MyGame\Sample\Monster::AddEquippedType($builder, \MyGame\Sample\Equipment::Weapon);
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\MyGame\Sample\Monster::AddEquipped($builder, $axe);
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\MyGame\Sample\Monster::AddPath($builder, $path);
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$orc = \MyGame\Sample\Monster::EndMonster($builder);
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~~~
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</div>
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@@ -921,7 +992,7 @@ can serialize the monster itself:
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ns(Equipment_union_ref_t) equipped = ns(Equipment_as_Weapon(axe));
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ns(Vec3_t) pos = { 1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f };
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ns(Monster_create_as_root(B, &pos, mana, hp, name, inventory, ns(Color_Red),
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weapons, equipped));
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weapons, equipped, path));
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~~~
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</div>
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@@ -929,10 +1000,10 @@ Note how we create `Vec3` struct in-line in the table. Unlike tables, structs
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are simple combinations of scalars that are always stored inline, just like
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scalars themselves.
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**Important**: you should not nest tables or any other objects, which is why
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we created all the strings/vectors/tables that this monster refers to before
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`start`. If you try to create any of them between `start` and `end`, you
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will get an assert/exception/panic depending on your language.
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**Important**: Unlike structs, you should not nest tables or other objects,
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which is why we created all the strings/vectors/tables that this monster refers
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to before `start`. If you try to create any of them between `start` and `end`,
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you will get an assert/exception/panic depending on your language.
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*Note: Since we are passing `150` as the `mana` field, which happens to be the
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default value, the field will not actually be written to the buffer, since the
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