[your-name-here]

Ok so I'm messing around with CreateEntityByName in my C++ plugin. I've managed to set up the signatures and whatnot and am able to spawn an entity (and set it's model). All fine and dandy.

Now, my second objective is to mess around with it's KeyValues and inputs. This is the entity I am looking at http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Prop_physics.

I remember pRED pointing me to a few virtual functions that set the KeyValues. Ok, got those done too (haven't fully tested them).

My question is this: Check out the inputs for prop_physics http://developer.valvesoftware.com/w...physics#Inputs. Is there a way I can use these inputs?

I'm thinking I'd have to use the virtual function 35 CBaseEntity::AcceptInput(char const*,CBaseEntity*,CBaseEntity*,variant_t,in t), but I'm not sure. If anyone has been able to mess with entity inputs, and would like to point me in the right direction, I'd be greatful

[berni]

Have a look at the sdktools wrapper-implementation of this function:

static cell_t AcceptEntityInput(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
{
    if (!g_pAcceptInput)
    {
        int offset;
        if (!g_pGameConf->GetOffset("AcceptInput", &offset))
        {
            return pContext->ThrowNativeError("\"AcceptEntityInput\" not supported by this mod");
        }

        PassInfo pass[6];
        pass[0].type = PassType_Basic;
        pass[0].flags = PASSFLAG_BYVAL;
        pass[0].size = sizeof(const char *);
        pass[1].type = pass[2].type = PassType_Basic;
        pass[1].flags = pass[2].flags = PASSFLAG_BYVAL;
        pass[1].size = pass[2].size = sizeof(CBaseEntity *);
        pass[3].type = PassType_Object;
        pass[3].flags = PASSFLAG_BYVAL|PASSFLAG_OCTOR|PASSFLAG_ODTOR|PASSFLAG_OASSIGNOP;
        pass[3].size = SIZEOF_VARIANT_T;
        pass[4].type = PassType_Basic;
        pass[4].flags = PASSFLAG_BYVAL;
        pass[4].size = sizeof(int);
        pass[5].type = PassType_Basic;
        pass[5].flags = PASSFLAG_BYVAL;
        pass[5].size = sizeof(bool);

        if (!(g_pAcceptInput=g_pBinTools->CreateVCall(offset, 0, 0, &pass[5], pass, 5)))
        {
            pContext->ThrowNativeError("\"AcceptEntityInput\" wrapper failed to initialized");
        }
    }

    CBaseEntity *pActivator, *pCaller, *pDest;
    edict_t *pEdict;
    IServerUnknown *pUnk;

    char *inputname;
    unsigned char vstk[sizeof(void *) + sizeof(const char *) + sizeof(CBaseEntity *)*2 + SIZEOF_VARIANT_T + sizeof(int)];
    unsigned char *vptr = vstk;

    ENTINDEX_TO_CBASEENTITY(params[1], pDest);
    pContext->LocalToString(params[2], &inputname);
    if (params[3] == -1)
    {
        pActivator = NULL;
    } else {
        ENTINDEX_TO_CBASEENTITY(params[3], pActivator);
    }
    if (params[4] == -1)
    {
        pCaller = NULL;
    } else {
        ENTINDEX_TO_CBASEENTITY(params[4], pCaller);
    }

    *(void **)vptr = pDest;
    vptr += sizeof(void *);
    *(const char **)vptr = inputname;
    vptr += sizeof(const char *);
    *(CBaseEntity **)vptr = pActivator;
    vptr += sizeof(CBaseEntity *);
    *(CBaseEntity **)vptr = pCaller;
    vptr += sizeof(CBaseEntity *);
    memcpy(vptr, g_Variant_t, SIZEOF_VARIANT_T);
    vptr += SIZEOF_VARIANT_T;
    *(int *)vptr = params[5];

    bool ret;
    g_pAcceptInput->Execute(vstk, &ret);

    _init_variant_t();

    return (ret) ? 1 : 0;
}

[your-name-here]

EDIT AGAIN: I found a post by BAILOPAN which pretty much sums it up for me. http://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=61391

+Karma for the help anyway