How can I set a property of a certain added object?

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#1

I have this script:

for ob in own['Stored'][point[1]]:
   added = own.scene.addObject(ob[0],own.scene.objects['Empty'],0)
   added.worldPosition = ob[1]
   for obj in added:
      if "Text" in added:
         added['Text'] = ob[2]

I have all the values written in a list and I want to access the number 2 value but only if the added object has the property Text.
How can I run a loop for objects in an added object?
This gives me an error: TypeError: 'KX_GameObject' object is not iterable

#2

Try that:

You’re looking for the “children” list.

#3

Thank you for your suggestion but that doesn’t seem to be the right answer.
the ‘added’ object represents all the objects in the list and not it’s children.
I would like to somehow differentiate the objects from the list if they had a certain property.
For example, the list looks like this:

[( 'Cube', (x, 3 ,0), property1), ( 'Text', (x, y, 0), property2)]

The first value is the object, the second is its location and the third is its property.
How can I access for example, if the added object has a property named ‘property2’?

#4

Not sure I understand the question correctly, but I think the main principle can be extracted from this file?

from bge import logic

currentScene = logic.getCurrentScene()

sceneObjects = currentScene.objects

propertyNameTarget = "virus"

for ob in sceneObjects:
    if propertyNameTarget in ob.getPropertyNames():
        print("KX_GameObject: > " + ob.name + " < has property: > " + propertyNameTarget + " <")

FindObjectWithSpecificProperty_01.blend (535.1 KB)

In your case the code would need to be slightly different, but from what I can see I think you can figure the rest out yourself ; ) If not let me know and I’ll try to help.

Edit: Removed an unnecessary line, and reuploaded test file.
Edit2: Clarity.

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#5 
for obj in added:

Added is the object that has been spawned, it’s not a list, as the error says you can’t loop trough the object.

so remove that line.

i assume

own['Stored']

is your list.

so

for data in own['Stored']:
    if 'Text' in data[2]:
        added = own.scene.addObject(data[0], data[1], 0)

incase it throws an error on the added part split the location to

added = own.scene.addObject(data[0], None, 0)
added.worldPosition = data[1]
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#6

Thank you for your suggestion.
But basically, I would like to do just this:

if "Text" in added:
    added['Text'] = ob[2]

Just to check if the added has the property"Text" and do something if it does. But I don’t know how to write it correctly.

#7

then remove this line:

for obj in added:
#8

Oh, I see, that would work?
I can’t test it now and I wasn’t sure if it would work like that.

#9

yes, because…

added is already the added object, so the only thing left to do is check if added holds the property, if so, then simply change the text.

#10

Ok, thank you.
I didn’t know if I’ve written it correctly.
For some reason, I thought that I needed another loop for objects to determine if the object has the property or not. But that shouldn’t be the case because there is already a loop for an object at the beginning of the code and a simple check afterward if the property is in the added object should be enough.

#11

Is this “Empty” the object with the “Text” property? Or is it something parented to your empty?

#12

The empty is a spawner, position where to add a new object