WoW:LegoBlock

Dongle Object LegoBlock-1.0 API

:New(name[, text, icon, optionsTbl])

Creates a new LegoBlock.

Args

Arg	Type	Details
name	string	The name for your lego block. It will be prefixed with Lego.
text	string	(Optional) The initial text for the lego block.
icon	string/texture	(Optional) The initial texture for the icon on the lego block.
optionsTbl	table	(Optional) A table to store settings about the lego. Should be given as a LegoBlock optionsTbl

Returns

Return	Type	Details
legoBlock	frame	The frame created. It is a LegoBlock

Remarks

The optionsTbl is used to store grouping information and should be of a permanent type storage like a SavedVariables table.

OptionsTbl

Format for the optionsTbl is thus:

Key	Value Type	Details
width	int	The width of the LegoBlock
height	int	The height of the LegoBlock
text	string	The text on the LegoBlock
icon	string	The icon on the LegoBlock
x	int	the X coordinate for the center of the LegoBlock
y	int	The Y coordinate for the center of the LegoBlock
anchor	string	The anchor used for SetPoint'ing the LegoBlock
showIcon	boolean	Whether or not to show the icon.
showText	boolean	Whether or not to show the text.
hidden	boolean	Whether or not to show the LegoBlock.
noresize	boolean	Whether or not to resize the LegoBlock when you set the text.
group	string	List of LegoBlocks that are grouped with this LegoBlock.
appendstring	string	String to append to the CreateFrame call.

[width] = int,
[height] = int,
[text] = string,
[icon] = string,
[x] = int,
[y] = int,
[anchor] = string,
[showIcon] = boolean,
[showText] = boolean,
[hidden] = boolean,
[group] = string separated by #,
[appendString] = string,
[savedFields] = integer indexed table with extra key/value pairs to fill in 

Example

self:New("HelloWorld"[, "My first lego block", nil, {}])

LegoBlock Object API

LegoBlock:SetDB(optionsTbl)

Changes the optionsTbl attached to a lego block

Args

Arg	Type	Details
optionsTbl	table	Sets the new optionsTbl for the lego block and restores settings based on the table

Example

self:SetDB({})

LegoBlock:ShowIcon(state)

Shows or hides the icon

Args

Arg	Type	Details
state	boolean	Shows or hides the icon.

Example

self:ShowIcon(true)

LegoBlock:SetIcon(icon)

Sets the icon

Args

Arg	Type	Details
icon	string/texture	Sets the icon for the lego block.

Remarks

Does not automatically show the icon

Example

self:SetIcon(<fill me in>)

LegoBlock:SetText(text[, noresize])

Sets the text of the lego block

Args

Arg	Type	Details
text	string	Sets the text of the lego block.
noresize	boolean	Controls whether or not it should resize the block when you set the text. Can be made permanent by settings noresize = true in the optionsTbl

Remarks

You can set self.optionsTbl.noresize = true instead of setting noresize = true on each call.

Example

self:SetText("Woohooo", true)

LegoBlock:SetManyAttributes(...)

Taken from Frame:SetManyAttributes