Refreshing output

ID:2299038
 
Sep 28 2017, 11:41 am
(See the best response by Ter13.)
Code:
world
    proc/worldticker()
    //Do what the genes do
        for(var/obj/particles/Gene/g in world)
            g.Transcribe()
    //Set every client's window right
        for(var/mob/observer/o in world)
            winset(o.client,"default.worldstats","text='FPS: [world.fps] Lag: [world.tick_lag] Tick: [20*tick_lag]'")
            if(o.observedcell)
                o.RefreshCell()
                o.RefreshCompartments()
            if(o.observedgene)  o.RefreshGenes()
    //Retrigger the loop
        spawn(20*tick_lag)    worldticker()

mob/observer
    proc
        RefreshGenes()
            var/seq=observedgene.sequence
            seq=replacetextEx(seq,"A","<div style='color:#0000FF'>A</div>")
            seq=replacetextEx(seq,"T","<div style='color:#DDDD00'>T</div>")
            seq=replacetextEx(seq,"C","<div style='color:#FF0000'>C</div>")
            seq=replacetextEx(seq,"G","<div style='color:#00DD00'>G</div>")
            winset(src,null,"genemodder.genename.text='[observedgene.name]';genemodder.protname.text='[observedgene.protname]';genemodder.outputseq.text='AAAAA'")
            winset(src,"genemodder","outputseq.text='WORK ALREADY'")
            src << output("3'-[seq]-5'","genemodder.outputseq")


Problem description:

I am trying to get the output to refresh via a proc linked to a loop that actualizes all the stuff ingame without adding the new text to the old one, in case a mutation of a gene suddenly occurs on a tick. However, the old text is never deleted and the new one is placed right below it. Any way to clear an output?
Sep 28 2017, 11:44 am
Best response
You can clear all output to an output element with:

mob << output(null,"id")


where id is the output element's id in the skin. There is no way to clear a specific line or character in an output.
Sep 28 2017, 4:08 pm
Thanks. Besides, does that null also work with grids?
Sep 28 2017, 4:19 pm
Yep.
Oct 20 2017, 4:58 am (Edited on Oct 20 2017, 5:10 am)
Hey there. It's been a while, but I got to code some more. However I have another question about that null thing and grids: Here's what I tried:



Problem is that this apparently only deletes 1 cell instead of wiping the whole grid off. So I wanted to know if there is a way to wipe the grid with output aswell. I tried making a loop based on the grid.cells, but it causes massive lag. The other method I used in the script below is extremely jittery and therefore not that handy as menu:
mob/observer
    proc
        RefreshCompartments()
        //Cytosol refreshed
            winset(src,"cytosolpane.cytosolprots","cells=1x1")
            src << output(null,"cytosolpane.cytosolprots")
            var/column=0
            var/rows=1
            for(var/obj/particles/n in src.observedcell.cytosol)
                column++
                if(column>6)
                    rows++
                    column=1
                src << output(n,"cytosolpane.cytosolprots:[column],[rows]")
/*
        //empty the other cells
            while("[column]x[rows]"!=winget(src,"cytosolpane.cytosolprots","cells"))
                column++
                src << output(null,"cytosolpane.cytosolprots:[column],[rows]")
                if(column>6)
                    rows++
                    column=1
*/

        //Membrane refreshed
            winset(src,"membranepane.membraneprots","cells=1x1")
            src << output(null,"membranepane.membraneprots")
            column=0
            rows=1
            for(var/n in src.observedcell.membrane)
                column++
                if(column>6)
                    rows++
                    column=1
                src << output(n,"membranepane.membraneprots:[column],[rows]")


        //Nucleus refreshed
            winset(src,"nucleuspane.nucleusprots","cells=1x1")
            src << output(null,"nucleuspane.nucleusprots")
            column=0
            rows=1
            for(var/n in src.observedcell.nucleus)
                column++
                if(column>6)
                    rows++
                    column=1
                src << output(n,"nucleuspane.nucleusprots:[column],[rows]")