Using a function with text

[GMHLee]

Hi all,

Trying to write my own function that will display text for character cards in my game. Given the size and how often i'll probably be using the code for seperate things I'd like to know how get the text working in a function.

Primarily it consists of this:

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text "Affection:  " style "ultd":
        xanchor 1.0
        xpos 280
        ypos 650
    text "[Ava_stats.affeection]" style "ultd":
        xanchor 0
        xpos 290
        ypos 650    

with multiple stats and multiple characters. I could probably clean up my overall code quite a bit with a function call and probably some defined variables for the x and y pos which will come later.

As usual, tried to google it but so hard to find anything resembling an example.

My test attempt consisted of:

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intit python:
    def test_func():
        text("something")

Bbviously text is not a python syntax.
The best thing I found was print("xx"), and that obviously doesn't do anything.

Help appreciated as always.

[Angelo Seraphim]

Hm... Maybe try something like this:

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init python:
    def test_func():
        return "something"
        ## However your function or class is set up.

... And then use the .format() method.

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 text "{}".format(Ava_stats.affeection())

See if that works for you.

[GMHLee]

Hmm... not sure it works, but then I'm not sure if i'm understanding it right or if I mis explained?
from your func example, would the return not exit the function?
what I'm trying to accomplish is instead of this:

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screen girl:
    text "Affection:  " style "ultd":
            xanchor 1.0
            xpos 280
            ypos 650
    text "[Ava_stats.affection]" style "ultd":
            xanchor 0
            xpos 290
            ypos 650
  ... repeat countless times

I'm looking for "something" (obviously this code won't work) like this:

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init python:
    def funcTextPos(xpos1, ypos1,xpos2, ypos2,.....xpos10, ypos10, style(would this even work?)):
         text "Affection:  " style "ultd":
            xanchor 1.0
            xpos xpos1
            ypos ypos1
    text "[Ava_stats.affection]" style "ultd":
            xanchor 0
            xpos xpos2
            ypos ypos1
            

Then in screen instead of what my previous scren girl example, it'd be:

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screen girl:
    funcTextPos(290,650,etc,etc...)

making it a lot more compact and cleaner.
Though granted perhaps a little harder to read and understand but eh, easier to manipulate without have to copy and past a wall of text and variables...

[enaielei]

You can utilize screen's use statement.

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screen girl(**kwargs):
    text "Affection:  " style "ultd":
            xanchor 1.0
            properties kwargs
    text "[Ava_stats.affection]" style "ultd":
            xanchor 0
            properties kwargs

screen test():
  use girl(xpos=200, ypos=650)

A few notes.
text "Affection: " style "ultd" and stuff that you usually do inside screens wont work in python, that syntax is specifically made for renpy.
once you're inside a python block the program expects you to only write valid python statements and expressions.
You can however still do the same by using pythonic functions/classes builtin with Ren'Py. text is equivalent to a Text displayable. Using this kind of function/class works since they're pythonic.
Other displayables can be found here.

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init python:
  def girl(**kwargs):
    return Text("some text", **kwargs)
    
screen test():
  # You add a displayable using the add statement.
  add girl(xpos=200, ypos=650)
  # or just...
  add Text("something", xpos=200, ypos=650)

[GMHLee]

Thanks, I'll check out both options and docs and see if I can come up with something.
Worse case scenario what i have right now works, if just a bit clunky.