dialog-pages

Pages in a dialog for the mdialog library

Reference

• Installation
• Example
• Functions
• Definition

Dependencies

• mdialog

Installation

Include in your code and begin using the library:

#include <dialog-pages>

Example

CMD:test(playerid, params[])
{
    Dialog_Show(playerid, Dialog:Test_Dialog_Page);
    return 1;
}


DialogCreate:Test_Dialog_Page(playerid)
{
    new string[DP_MAX_TEXT_LINE_LENGTH]; // DP_MAX_TEXT_LINE_LENGTH = 160

	Dialog_SetHeader(playerid, "#\tText"); //for style DIALOG_STYLE_TABLIST_HEADERS

    for(new x; x < 200; x ++)
    {
		format(string, sizeof(string), "#%d. \t Benches %d\n", x+1, x);

		Dialog_SetString(playerid, string);
    }

    Dialog_Page(playerid, Dialog:Test_Dialog_Page, DIALOG_STYLE_TABLIST_HEADERS, "Caption", "Select", "Cancel");
    return 1;
}


DialogResponse:Test_Dialog_Page(playerid, response, listitem, inputtext[])
{
    if(!response) return 1;

	new text[DP_MAX_TEXT_LINE_LENGTH]; // DP_MAX_TEXT_LINE_LENGTH = 160

	Dialog_GetString(playerid, listitem, text); // or inputtext

	new extraid = Dialog_GetExtraID(playerid, listitem); // Specified in Dialog_SetString
	new current_page = Dialog_GetPageNumber(playerid);


    new string[144];
    format(string, sizeof(string), "text: %s | extra id: %d | current_page: %d", text, extraid, current_page);
    SendClientMessage(playerid, -1, string);


    Dialog_ShowPage(playerid); // show page again
    return 1;
}

Functions

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Dialog_SetString(playerid, const text[], extra_id = 0)

Set the line text

• playerid - The ID of the player to show the dialog to
• text - Text of the dialog line
• extra_id - Extra value
• Return - Returns (0) on failure or (1) on success

Dialog_Page(playerid, const function[], style, const caption[], const button1[], const button2[], const next_button[] = DP_NEXT_BUTTON, const back_button[] = DP_BACK_BUTTON)

Show the dialog page

• playerid - The ID of the player to show the dialog to
• function - The name of the dialog Dialog:Test
• style - The style of the dialog
• caption[] - The title at the top of the dialog
• button1[] - The text on the left button
• button2[] - The text on the right button
• next_button[] - Next button text
• back_button[] - Back button text
• Return - Returns (0) on failure or (1) on success

Dialog_SetHeader(playerid, const header[])

Set heading for style DIALOG_STYLE_TABLIST_HEADERS

• playerid - The ID of the player to show the dialog to
• header[] - Text of the dialog header

Dialog_ShowPage(playerid)

Show the dialog page

• playerid - The ID of the player to show the dialog to
• Return - Returns (0) on failure or (1) on success

Dialog_UpdatePage(playerid)

Update all dialog pages

• playerid - The ID of the player to show the dialog to
• Return - Returns (0) on failure or (1) on success

Dialog_GetString(playerid, listitem, text[])

Get text of string

• playerid - The ID of the player to show the dialog to
• listitem - The ID of the list item selected by the player
• Return - Returns (0) on failure or (1) on success

Dialog_GetExtraID(playerid, listitem)

Get ExtraID

• playerid - The ID of the player to show the dialog to
• listitem - The ID of the list item selected by the player
• Return - Returns (0) on failure or (1) on success

Dialog_GetPageNumber(playerid)

Get the page number

• playerid - The ID of the player to show the dialog to

Dialog_SetPageNumber(playerid, page)

Set the page number

• playerid - The ID of the player to show the dialog to
• page - Page numbe

Definition

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#define DP_MAX_LINES 500
#define DP_MAX_LINES_ON_PAGE 20
#define DP_MAX_TEXT_LINE_LENGTH 160
#define DP_MAX_TEXT_CAPTION_LENGTH 128
#define DP_MAX_TEXT_BUTTON_LENGTH 32
#define DP_CALLBACK_NAME "dre_"
#define DP_NEXT_BUTTON "> Next"
#define DP_BACK_BUTTON "< Back"