Method compileDynamicFields

Engine/source/persistence/taml/taml.cpp:788–854

   //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

   void Taml::compileDynamicFields(TamlWriteNode* pTamlWriteNode)
   {
      // Debug Profiling.
      PROFILE_SCOPE(Taml_CompileDynamicFields);

      // Sanity!
      AssertFatal(pTamlWriteNode != NULL, "Cannot compile dynamic fields on a NULL node.");
      AssertFatal(pTamlWriteNode->mpSimObject != NULL, "Cannot compile dynamic fields on a node with no object.");

      // Fetch object.
      SimObject* pSimObject = pTamlWriteNode->mpSimObject;

      // Fetch field dictionary.
      SimFieldDictionary* pFieldDictionary = pSimObject->getFieldDictionary();

      // Ignore if not writing dynamic fields.
      if (!pFieldDictionary || !pSimObject->getCanSaveDynamicFields())
         return;

      // Fetch field list.
      const AbstractClassRep::FieldList& fieldList = pSimObject->getFieldList();

      // Fetch field count.
      const U32 fieldCount = fieldList.size();

      Vector<SimFieldDictionary::Entry*> dynamicFieldList(__FILE__, __LINE__);

      // Ensure the dynamic field doesn't conflict with static field.
      for (U32 hashIndex = 0; hashIndex < SimFieldDictionary::HashTableSize; ++hashIndex)
      {
         for (SimFieldDictionary::Entry* pEntry = pFieldDictionary->mHashTable[hashIndex]; pEntry; pEntry = pEntry->next)
         {
            // Iterate static fields.
            U32 fieldIndex;
            for (fieldIndex = 0; fieldIndex < fieldCount; ++fieldIndex)
            {
               if (fieldList[fieldIndex].pFieldname == pEntry->slotName)
                  break;
            }

            // Skip if found.
            if (fieldIndex != (U32)fieldList.size())
               continue;

            // Skip if not writing field.
            if (!pSimObject->writeField(pEntry->slotName, pEntry->value))
               continue;

            dynamicFieldList.push_back(pEntry);
         }
      }

      // Sort Entries to prevent version control conflicts
      if (dynamicFieldList.size() > 1)
         dQsort(dynamicFieldList.address(), dynamicFieldList.size(), sizeof(SimFieldDictionary::Entry*), compareFieldEntries);

      // Save the fields.
      for (Vector<SimFieldDictionary::Entry*>::iterator entryItr = dynamicFieldList.begin(); entryItr != dynamicFieldList.end(); ++entryItr)