Simple Question about code.

[zireko]

I simply want to ask how I would get the frame rate to display in a small window? I currently have this small lua and I'm just trying to call a function. This is my first thing and I'm trying to play around with a very very simple addon. My lua code is listed below.

function GetFramerate(number) 
end

This is the only line of code I currently have and I'm not getting any lua error or anything. But it is not displaying anywhere. Do I need to make a frame for it to display in? If so how would I do that easy methods only please.

[Iyanga]

http://wiki.esoui.com/MyFirstAddon_tutorial

[zireko]

I have already done the tutorial. It is not very good at explaining how the lua works. I've been asking for youtube video tutorials for creation of a few simple mods and explanations of how things are working. The tutorial on wiki seems more for people that already know how to code.

[Errc]

If you have really done the tutorial then you would know that your code doesn't do anything... You declare a function and nothing else.

Take the tutorial and get that working, then modify parts of it to see what happens. Look at lua help online and try different things with the tutorial to see what breaks and what happens.

There is a ton of similar threads of "How do I code" on these forums, look for them.

[Iyanga]

Originally Posted by zireko I have already done the tutorial. It is not very good at explaining how the lua works. I've been asking for youtube video tutorials for creation of a few simple mods and explanations of how things are working. The tutorial on wiki seems more for people that already know how to code.

Yes, that's a reasonable prerequisite.

How the language itself works can be found here for example:
http://www.lua.org/manual/5.2/

[ingeniousclown]

I think the "easiest" method would be to just type "/fps" in your chat window...

[archpoet]

I agree with each of the replies in their own way.

OP should take one of the provided outs.

[Joviex]

Originally Posted by zireko I simply want to ask how I would get the frame rate to display in a small window? I currently have this small lua and I'm just trying to call a function. This is my first thing and I'm trying to play around with a very very simple addon. My lua code is listed below. function GetFramerate(number) end This is the only line of code I currently have and I'm not getting any lua error or anything. But it is not displaying anywhere. Do I need to make a frame for it to display in? If so how would I do that easy methods only please.

The code above wont do anything because all you are doing is defining a new function called GetFramerate(paramter = number)


What you want to do is "CALL" the function GetFramerate, not re-define it.


e.g.


fps = GetFramerate()
d(fps)


will display the framerate in the console.


For "constant" updating you would need to hook a callback, so, periodically it would call whatever function you want to perform some action, like, getting the framerate every 100 milliseconds, etc...


If you want to display it on more than the console output, yes, you would need to make a "frame" for it.