Some lines confuse me.... are the same??

Hi there...

I want to know if this two ways to script are the same or means different things..

Type A
entA = sceneManager.createEntity ('Ninja', 'ninja.mesh')
entA.castShadows = True
sceneManager.getRootSceneNode().createChildSceneNode ().attachObject (entA)


Type B

entA = sceneManager.createEntity("Ninja", "ninja.mesh")
nodeA = sceneManager.getRootSceneNode().createChildSceneNode("NinjaNodeA")
nodeA.attachObject(entA)
entA.castShadows = True

should be that Type A is in one line resumed those written in Type B ?

They basically do the same -- Only real difference is that in 'B' the childscenenode is created with a name that potentially could be useful in other parts of the code..

Have a look at the Ogre documentation for more information on creating nodes etc..

Andy

Thank you!... i'm clear now... now reading documentation.... if are the same... personally prefer way B...

Hi everyone! This is my first post.
In type A you're just declaring an entity to load a mesh in the scenemanager, in type B too, but you're attaching a node to it (making it a child of the scenemanager) in order to manipulate it further (position, scale, rotation, etc).

I also prefer type B to load and declare stuff. I feel it's a bit more understandable that way

regards,

Alvaro

thanks alvaro.....