Topic() not picking up on links

ID:263412
 
Dec 15 2006, 3:58 am
Code:
mob/createchar
    Login()
        //DisplayHTML()
        src << "<a href='?src=\ref[src];action=dwarf'>Dwarf</a>"
        return ..()

    Topic(href, href_list[])       // This will handle all of our links
        if(usr != src) return
        switch(href_list["action"])
            if("dwarf")
                usr << "You've selected a Dwarf."


Problem description: Here's a simplified version of my problem. And you'll notice that this is almost dead on how it's done in the reference. Anywho, it doesn't pick up that I clicked the link and display the message. I must be overlooking some detail.

Dec 15 2006, 4:56 am
The example you have shown should work perfectly fine. If you're displaying the link by using a datum function, make sure you still send the 'src' parameter reference to yourself, and not the actual datum.
Dec 15 2006, 5:11 am
Also, don't forget to call ..() at the end of any Topic() you override.
Dec 15 2006, 1:44 pm
In response to Unknown Person
Well, I'm not using any self defined datums here if that's what you're asking. So I don't believe that's the problem? Or did you mean something else, if so, could you clarify?
Dec 15 2006, 1:44 pm
In response to tenkuu
I added in the ..() at the end of the proc, and still no output. I hope I haven't found some awkward Topic bug.
Dec 15 2006, 1:45 pm
In response to Prodigal Squirrel
That's what I meant. Could you show us what your actual implementation of the form is? Your simplified version has no problem, and the problem lies in your actual implementation.
Dec 15 2006, 1:46 pm
In response to Prodigal Squirrel
Prodigal Squirrel wrote:
I added in the ..() at the end of the proc, and still no output.

What tenkuu meant was to make sure to call ..() in client/Topic(), since client/Topic() is the proc that calls datum/Topic(). If you have anything written in client/Topic(), ..() should be called.
Dec 15 2006, 1:51 pm (Edited on Dec 15 2006, 11:23 pm)
In response to Unknown Person
I haven't yet touched client/Topic()

[EDIT] I've been at it for a while now, and came to the conclusion that it's most definitely not my links or Topic() that is the problem. I copied and pasted the reference's Topic example in, and not even that worked, but it worked when I added to a fresh, new environment. Even though I have no other code that modifies Topic(), not even for the client, could something else client related be affecting this?

I'm going to comment other code out, piece-by-piece, until I pinpoint the area of code that is causing this annoying behavior[/EDIT]
Dec 15 2006, 11:39 pm
In response to Prodigal Squirrel
Well, commenting everything else out didn't help one bit.

So, I looked at my libraries, and the whole time it was Luduwijk's Key State library that was messing everything up. And I don't even use that library! Geez!

Excuse me while I go get sick.