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Improve an error message that confused me greatly

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Nat Quayle Nelson
2024-11-27 15:19:33 -06:00
committed by Celtic Minstrel
parent 34702d588e
commit 167145e538
1 changed files with 18 additions and 7 deletions
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src/scenedit/scen.core.cpp
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@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ static bool save_ter_info(cDialog& me, cTerrain& ter) {
showError("Special type must be either 0 or 1.", &me);
return false;
}
if(!check_range(me, "flag1", true, 0, (spec_type == 0 ? num_glob : num_loc) - 1, "Special to call")) return false;
if(!check_range_msg(me, "flag1", true, 0, (spec_type == 0 ? num_glob : num_loc) - 1, "Special to call", "ALL towns and outdoor sections must implement this node number"))
return false;
break;
case eTerSpec::BRIDGE: case eTerSpec::BED: case eTerSpec::IS_A_SIGN: case eTerSpec::IS_A_CONTAINER: case eTerSpec::BLOCKED_TO_MONSTERS:
case eTerSpec::WILDERNESS_CAVE: case eTerSpec::WILDERNESS_SURFACE: case eTerSpec::NONE:
@@ -169,14 +170,24 @@ bool check_range_msg(cDialog& me,std::string id,bool losing,long min_val,long ma
if(!losing) return true;
cTextField& fld_ctrl = dynamic_cast<cTextField&>(me[id]);
long n = fld_ctrl.getTextAsNum();
if(n < min_val || n > max_val){
std::ostringstream sout;
std::ostringstream sout;
if (n >= min_val && n <= max_val){
return true;
}else if(max_val < min_val){
// It can be very confusing to be told a number should be from 0 to -1.
// Explain what this really means, and hope that the extra message
// provides context on fixing the problem.
sout << fld_name << " currently has no range of acceptable values";
if(xtra.empty()){
xtra = "You can open an issue on GitHub asking for help and a better error message.";
}
}else{
sout << fld_name << " must be from " << min_val << " to " << max_val;
if(!xtra.empty()) sout << ' ' << '(' << xtra << ')';
showError(sout.str(), "", &me);
return false;
}
return true;
if(!xtra.empty()) sout << ' ' << '(' << xtra << ')';
showError(sout.str(), "", &me);
return false;
}
bool check_range(cDialog& me,std::string id,bool losing,long min_val,long max_val,std::string fld_name) {