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Returning multiple values, what?

GetColorAsRGB()

Returns: number red, number green, number blue

Can someone explain how to read this, I have never encountered a function that returns 3 separate values. Printing out what it returns gives me 1 all the time, how do I read the individual ones?

Edit, think I figured it out: local r, g, b = GetColorAsRGB();
But r g and b are all returning 1, so not sure if I did this correctly.

I assume that this function requires some arguments to work, surely it can not pull the RGBcode out of thin air? ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tingle0x539 (Post 2147)

I suspect a color is needed as argument.
local r, g, b = GetColorAsRGB(myColorVariable);

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tingle0x539 (Post 2147)

The color code in game is given as an RGB value from 0 to 1, and correlates to a percentage-type of value for each color.

Are you certain that it doesn't return 4 values? When we set colors in controls (ie a label control), we send SetColor(number r, number g, number b, number a), with the first three as discussed and a is the alpha-value.

EDIT: I see which function you are using, and there are only three parameters. But what I said about values is correct.

Lua Code:

ZO_ColorDef = ZO_Object:Subclass()
 
function ZO_ColorDef:New(r, g, b, a)
    local c = ZO_Object.New(self)
    
    if(type(r) == "string") then            
        c.a, c.r, c.g, c.b = ConvertHTMLColorToFloatValues(r)
    elseif(type(r) == "table") then
        local otherColorDef = r
        c.r = otherColorDef.r or 1
        c.g = otherColorDef.g or 1
        c.b = otherColorDef.b or 1
        c.a = otherColorDef.a or 1
    else
        c.r = r or 1
        c.g = g or 1
        c.b = b or 1
        c.a = a or 1
    end
 
    return c
end
 
function ZO_ColorDef:FromInterfaceColor(colorType, fieldValue)
    return ZO_ColorDef:New(GetInterfaceColor(colorType, fieldValue))
end
 
function ZO_ColorDef:UnpackRGB()
    return self.r, self.g, self.b
end
 
function ZO_ColorDef:UnpackRGBA()
    return self.r, self.g, self.b, self.a
end
 
function ZO_ColorDef:SetRGB(r, g, b)
    self.r = r
    self.g = g
    self.b = b
end
 
function ZO_ColorDef:SetRGBA(r, g, b, a)
    self.r = r
    self.g = g
    self.b = b
    self.a = a
end
 
function ZO_ColorDef:SetAlpha(a)
    self.a = a
end
 
function ZO_ColorDef:Clone()
    return ZO_ColorDef:New(self:UnpackRGBA())
end
 
function ZO_ColorDef:ToHex()
    return string.format("%.2x%.2x%.2x", zo_floor(self.r * 255), zo_floor(self.g * 255), zo_floor(self.b * 255))
end
 
function ZO_ColorDef:Colorize(text)
    local combineTable = { "|c", self:ToHex(), tostring(text), "|r" }
    return table.concat(combineTable)
end
 
function ZO_ColorDef:Lerp(colorToLerpTorwards, amount)
    return ZO_ColorDef:New(
        zo_lerp(self.r, colorToLerpTorwards.r, amount),
        zo_lerp(self.g, colorToLerpTorwards.g, amount),
        zo_lerp(self.b, colorToLerpTorwards.b, amount),
        zo_lerp(self.a, colorToLerpTorwards.a, amount)
    )
end

Sorry I didn't reply, this is the proper usage:

Lua Code:

colorWheel = WINDOW_MANAGER:CreateControl("MyColorWheel", parent, CT_COLORSELECT)
colorWheel:SetAnchor(BOTTOMLEFT, parent, BOTTOMLEFT, -64, 64)
colorWheel:SetDrawLayer(0)
colorWheel:SetDimensions(64, 64)
colorWheel:SetMouseEnabled(true) // This is what was missing, enabling this allows the color selection wheel to accept mouse input for its needed internal functions
colorWheel:SetHidden(false)

Now after clicking, one can retrieve the color with

Lua Code:

local red, green, blue = colorWheel:GetColorAsRGB();

Which are floats ranging from 0.0 also to 1.0 (0-255/0x00-0xFF)

I have not yet gotten the WheelThumb to work, but it is not needed. Clicking plainly on the wheel sets internal variables to the corresponding color one has clicked on.